dooley
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: cosmos |
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In the spring, I planted cosmos along with a few other seeds in the other backyard. They started to grow and then just stopped. When the rain started they grew and grew and grew. Here's a picture of how tall one is now. I am 5ft5in tall.
See the little flower at the top. It is about an inch wide. I thought so much went into producing the BIG plant that it was going to produce very small flowers. Today, DR took a picture of the same flower. I think the rain made it grow some more. I thought once it bloomed a flower didn't get any bigger. Contrast: First is the little flower.
Then, a close up of it bigger.
I didn't do a very good job editing the little flower.but you can see how small it is in the picture with me. Dooley
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dooley
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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I think the perspective is off on those pictures. The big one is way bigger than the little one. It is about 3 inches around now. Dooley
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EJ
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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I love cosmos - this is the first year I have grown it and sowed some on the allotment on open ground, where it grew to just about 5 foot and is still smothered in lovely flowers from white through to darkest pink, and some I sowed in the garden, where they have a lot of competition from my large shrubs and trees, and they peaked at about 2 foot. I have started saving their seeds as I love them and plan to grow a whole lot more next year!
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eileen
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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I have chocolate cosmos in the garden for the first time this year. They really DO smell of chocolate (mmmmmm) and are such a rich dark reddy/brown colour - really lovely. I think I'll try more cosmos next year as they seem to do quite well here.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:27 am Post subject: |
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I can't seem to grown cosmos in my garden. And I love them. They remind me of my grandmother's garden.
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Polly
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:39 am Post subject: |
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I thought that cosmos was an annual but have had white ones come back the last two years without me having planted them.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:45 am Post subject: |
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They are an annual here in New Orleans, and a short lived one at that. The first sign of heat and the cosmos are gone.
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reggaefan
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:53 am Post subject: |
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We have had very little luck with our Cosmos this year yours however are beautiful.
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muddybob
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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Eileen,
Are the chocolate cosmos perennial? I may have to try them again at some point if I ever can find room for new things.
muddy
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glendann
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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They are so pretty but I never had any luck with them here in Texas just to dang hot.
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eileen
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not too sure if they are perennials or not muddy.  I hope they will set seed though as they may not survive our Scottish winter - keep your fingers crossed for them.
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