Re: Chocolate Cosmos
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- Subject: Re: Chocolate Cosmos
- From: S* W*
- Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 16:07:37 +0100
Jean,
As far as I understand it, Cosmos atrosanguineus is a tender perennial.
I generally treat it the same as a Dahlia by lifting the root and
overwintering it frost free in my greenhouse. However, I know some people in
Cornwall, especially on the coast where there is little frost, who have
overwintered it successfully outdoors. The biggest drawback they find is
that it is slower to get going the following spring, reducing the flowering
period. It does need to be in a dry position to survive outdoors.
I have had my best success by growing it in a container, making it easy to
move indoors for the winter. This and my Cannas move in and out of the
greenhouse in a synchronised dance every spring and autumn.
It will propagate from stem and root cutting, but at our nursery we always
buy them from a micropropagation source.
Hope this helps,
Tracy Wilson. Cornwall.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Carpenter <backhoe@scan.missouri.org>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: 26 June 1999 03:53
Subject: Re: Chocolate Cosmos
>I purchased a "chocolate cosmos" from a discount store awhile back. It is
>supposed to be perennial. Does anyone have any information on it. I have no
>idea of its botanical name. It does look and smell like chocolate and I
like
>the plant a lot. Would like to propagate it. Does it grow from seeds best
or
>divisions or can I take cuttings? Thanks for any info.
>Jean
> backhoe@scan.missouri.org
>
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