{"product_id":"cosmos-sensation-mixed","title":"Cosmos Sensation Mixed","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation Mixed'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCosmos 'Sensation Mixed'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe benchmark Cosmos — the Sensation series has defined the cottage garden cutting patch for generations. Large 8–10cm single flowers in the full range of pinks, whites and carmines, on tall stems (90–120cm), endlessly productive from July to November, beginner-perfect, self-seeding, and the most abundant cut flower the summer garden can produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIf you only grow one Cosmos, make it 'Sensation Mixed'. Holding both the \u003cstrong\u003eRHS Award of Garden Merit\u003c\/strong\u003e and RHS Plants for Pollinators designation, this is the workhorse for serious cutting gardens — a series specifically bred for colossal bloom size, strong stems and reliable productivity. The colour mix ensures varied arrangements (soft pastel pink, deep carmine, pure white, and every shade between), and the prolific flowering means one small patch keeps a household supplied with cut flowers right through summer and well into autumn. Half-hardy annual. Tall airy stems with characteristic feathery Cosmos foliage. The single most productive plant in any cottage cutting patch — beginner-perfect because the plant practically grows itself given the basic conditions (sun, lean soil, no feeding).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Cosmos \"starvation rule\" is essential: \u003cstrong\u003edo not feed\u003c\/strong\u003e. In rich soil 'Sensation' produces magnificent ferny foliage and almost no flowers; in poor lean soil it flowers prolifically. Plant in the leanest sunniest position you have. Avoid all fertiliser. Avoid freshly manured ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSow indoors February to April at 18–22°C, or direct sow outdoors from May once soil has warmed. Surface-sow as Cosmos seeds need light to germinate. Germination 7–14 days. Pot on and harden off carefully. Plant out only after all risk of frost (late May\/early June) in full sun. Pinch out the growing tip at 15–20cm — this critical step transforms a single main stem into five to ten branching flowering stems. Space 45–60cm apart. Cut every 2–3 days from early morning for continuous flowering — 'Sensation' is the truest \"cut-and-come-again\" Cosmos in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it shines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn the cottage cutting garden as the indispensable workhorse — no other plant matches 'Sensation' for sheer volume of stems produced per square metre. In cottage borders for reliable late-summer-to-autumn colour when many other annuals are winding down. In children's gardens and beginner plantings — properly forgiving, properly reliable, properly easy. In wildlife and pollinator gardens, where the long flowering season (July to first frosts) provides continuous late-summer forage for bees, butterflies and hoverflies. As an autumn-self-seeder, where last year's plants reseed themselves into informal colonies in subsequent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant alongside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe classic Cosmos combination: pair 'Sensation Mixed' with 'Purity' (pure white) for a varied pink-and-white cottage cutting palette. For airy texture, combine with Ammi majus, Cornflower 'Blue Ball' and the silvery foliage of Lychnis coronaria. As a drama injection, plant Cosmos 'Sensation Dazzler' through the mix for crimson punctuation in the pinks-and-whites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64766400528733,"sku":"COS-SEN","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/1185\/5965\/files\/2048800fe1bf8a8dcd0eb5c_upscale.jpg?v=1779457428","url":"https:\/\/turfstoreuk.com\/products\/cosmos-sensation-mixed","provider":"Turf Store UK ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}