Re: Orange cosmos

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• To: perennials@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: Orange cosmos
• From: S* <s*@gj.net>
• Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 08:26:46 -0600
• References: <n1338216684.51374@qmail.ca.newbridge.com> <19970910.161643.13950.0.lena36@juno.com>

Lena P Mitchell wrote:
> 
> >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).
> 
> I've always called cosmos and cleome *belligerent annuals* . . .they just
> won't go away.  But then, who wants them to?
> 
> I have orange, yellow, and orang-ish red cosmos blooming madly right now.
>  They are about 5 feet high with monster stems . . .and I planted them in
> April . . . . . from seed. They were just a seed packet called (I think)
> bright lights cosmos.  They are splendid . . and the butterflies love
> them.

I've got the same Bright Light cosmos and everyone stops and stares at
them, they are so beautiful and unusual.

Sheryl in Western Colorado

> Lena
> Lena36@juno.com
> zone 5 SE Wisc.
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