Cosmos bipinnatus | Apricot Lemonade Books The flowers rise prettily above

The flowers rise prettily above a cloud of green leaves and are a lovely addition to the garden border

Plants should be left in winter and then cut back in late spring

Colours: Red

or in a full shade border

Cosmos bipinnatus | Apricot Lemonade Books The flowers rise prettily aboveAn especially lovely Cosmos with lovely, cupped blooms of apricot peach tinged with soft lemon. It's hard to say what colour thay are, and they vary on the plant. But they are so beautiful and seem to glow in the garden. They have many stems that grow upright and are great for picking. It's also worth leaving leave them in the garden for the bees and beneficial insects to enjoy over a long flowering season. They bloom from early summer through to