Cosmos bipinnatus

‘Xsenia’

XSENIA TERRACOTTA COSMOS

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xsenia’
XSENIA TERRACOTTA COSMOS

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xsenia’ blooms have delectable, rich colouring.

Unique peach, terracotta and rose blends

‘Xsenia’ blends from deep rose colours on the petal edges, through peach, to flushes of terracotta towards the centres.
The blooms are constantly changing blends of colours, with individual flowers mutating through all the rose-peach-terracotta shades.
So en-masse they create wonderfully rich sheets of colour.

Larger blooms

‘Xsenia’ also has larger than normal, cupped blooms.
And there is no other Cosmos like it for such rich colouring.

Prolific long bloomer

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xsenia’ is long and constant blooming through summer and autumn, right up till winter.
So it is rated as a superb, commercial quality cut flower, as well as giving a splendid garden display for so many months.
While pretty ferny foliage also adds to the lacy, airy effect.

Brilliant new breeding

‘Xsenia’ is a recent release, and newly bred especially for commercial cut flower production.
And for hardy, easy, quick growth.
So it is a dream for florists and flower farmers, as well as home gardeners who love colour.

Hardy & easy to grow

Designer bred Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xsenia’ is a strong growing Cosmos, so it is very easy to place in the garden.
As well as being self supporting with tall strong stems ideal for picking.

Wonderfully productive for commercial cut flowers & garden beauty

And it is a wonderfully productive bloomer, adding to both its commercial value as a cut flower, and garden display.
It is a stunner planted amongst apricot, orange, white or pink roses, and a wonderful addition to any flower or cutting garden.

Heat & sun resistant

Plant ‘Xsenia’ in Full Sun, though it can also tolerate a little Part Shade, particularly in hot areas.
It is a water-wise and dry hardy grower.
With excellent heat resistance as befits a flower that blooms all through the hottest part of the year till winter.

Quick to bloom after sowing

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xsenia’ is quick and easy to raise from seed.
So it will be happily blooming 2-3 months after sowing the seeds.

Low maintenance

‘Xsenia’ is also a tough, easy, low maintenance annual, which usually self-seeds reliably in the garden each year once you start it.

Tip for best cut flowers

Cut the blooms when the buds are just beginning to unfurl. So you have cut them before the bees have their fun. This helps to extend the vase life of the flowers.

Bee & pollinator magnet

Bees and all our other other pollen loving flying friends make a “bee-line” for these lovely flowers.
Because the pollen rich centres provide such a long and nourishing food source for essential pollinating insects.

Bring French style & class to the garden

The French certainly know a thing or two about food gardens.
So it is no wonder that Cosmos are traditional companion flowers in all the best (and prettiest) French potagers and orchards.
But new ‘Xsenia’ just adds the extra wow factor of rich colour.

Compact & bushy

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xsenia’ is a hardy and easy to grow annual.
Compact and slender 60cm. High in bloom x 40cm. Wide of ferny foliage, approximately depending on conditions.

Sowing tip for commercial flower farmers

Cosmos bloom most heavily when the daylight hours are 14 hours per day or less, unless they are mature before the very long days are upon them.
So for the heaviest and longest blooming crops – get your Cosmos seeds growing early indoors, and have them planted out, well grown and established before mid-summer.
Then sow a later crop to mature by mid-summer, because these will crop very heavily during autumn as the day lengths shorten.

Cut & come again

Cosmos really are “cut & come again” plants.
So the more you cut blooms, the more they will produce.
Deadheading any spent blooms will also keep them in vigorous flower production.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Suits beginners & gardening with kids

Sow any time of year indoors / or scatter directly in the garden in spring & early summer.
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xsenia’ is super fast from seed to flower.

Sow indoors for quick & ealy plants: First sow the seed in a punnet on surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then cover the seed to a depth of approx. 6mm.

Now stand the sown punnet in a shallow water bath and allow the moisture to percolate up to the surface of the mix from below.

Drain, then place the moist punnet in a warm, well-lit position position (but not in any direct sunlight).
Covering with a clear plastic lid will help keep the surface consistently moist.

Continue to keep the sown punnet moist.

Temperatures of 20-25°C are best for rapid and optimum germination.

Seedlings emerge in approx. 14-21 days.

Seed Count: 15 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).

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