Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Double Click Cranberries’.

Cosmos ‘Double Click Cranberries’ is a glorious tangle of rich cranberry-red blooms, many of them fully double, others charmingly ruffled and semi-double, all dancing about on airy stems. It’s a variety with movement and personality — never stiff, never overbred, just generous and joyful.

Perfect for cutting, these flowers last well in the vase and mix beautifully with grasses, Ammi, Scabious, or pale pink cosmos for a softer contrast. In the garden they bring height without heaviness, weaving themselves through borders and veg patches alike, and are constantly alive with bees.

A half-hardy annual, cosmos likes warmth and decent soil but is otherwise wonderfully undemanding. Once it gets going, it just keeps on flowering right through summer and into autumn, especially if you keep picking. Neglect it slightly and it will still forgive you.

Sow under cover in March–April, or direct in May once the soil has warmed. Thin or transplant to about 30cm apart and let them get on with it.

Height: 90–120cm
Seeds per packet: approx. 20
Half-hardy annual

A cheerful, cut-and-come-again classic — exuberant, easy-going, and impossibly generous.