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Re: Keeping track of things

Kathy Kennedy <kkennedy@mail.coin.missouri.edu> wrote:
>
>On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, Lori Nero (zone 6) wrote:
>> 1.  Are cosmos an annual, perennial or biennial  and
>> 2.  I keep seeing a flower that is in bloom now in my area.  It seems to
grow
>> in a clump with four or five spikes coming from the clump. The flower is
>> usually bright pink, lavender with shading of white. It is like a big ball
that
>> has dispersed apart. The flower is very spatial and airy looking. I can't
seem
>> to find them in any catalogs.
>
>I agree with Laura and Diane, Cosmos & Cleome are annuals.
>
>The Cleome will look better (ie, fuller) if you pinch it back when it is
>about shin-high.  

Interesting that Lori brings up Cleomes and Cosmos together.  I generally
plant them together, myself  

About Cosmos, when I was in Nepal last autumn, I saw a huge orange Cosmos that
was chest high with a very thick woody stem.  It looked like it MUST be at
least 2 years old.  Could it be that there are perennial varieties? 
(Doubtless not hardy in the "Great White North", though).

BTW Kathy, thanks for the tips on pinching back Cleome, I'll try it next year.

Sorry for getting slightly off-topic.
-Sheila

Ottawa, Canada (Zone 4/5)
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Someday I will burst my bud of calm
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