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Family: Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Argyranthemum (ar-ji-RAN-the-mum) (Info) Cultivar: Comet Pink Additional cultivar information: (PP13541, Comet™ series, aka Cobsing) Hybridized by Morgan; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2001
Category: Annuals Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Height: 12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
Spacing: 15-18 in. (38-45 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Pale Pink
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Blooms repeatedly
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant is resistant to deer
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Patented
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Jul 29, 2007, Igrowinpa from Beaver Falls, PA (Zone 6a) wrote:
I absolutely love this plant. I bought it with the idea that it is an annual in my zone, but I'm going to heavily mulch it to try to keep it. I also plan on keeping seeds from it just in case...
The color of the flowers is outstanding and it hasn't stopped blooming since I put it in the ground. I've fed it twice, watered it when we had dry spells and deadheaded every once in a while. You can't ask for more than this plants gives you.
On Aug 22, 2006, Gina_Rose from Hollywood, FL (Zone 10b) wrote:
If you like the blooms, you have to deadhead regularly or else the dead flower heads are the prominent feature on your plant... the foliage is too sparse, though prettily fern-like, to compensate for lack of blooms. The blooms don't last long enough, either, so I found myself having to deadhead about every 3/4 days, spending about half an hour to snip off all the small flower heads of 3 plants.
Then all 3 plants died after our rainy season ended!!
To be fair, I probably should have planted them further from the overhang, but my other comments still stand.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Tempe, Arizona Oakland, California New Haven, Connecticut Hollywood, Florida Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
