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Not what I ordered?

rob333 (zone 7b)

13 days ago

last modified: 13 days ago

Or is it? I have grown solid colored cosmos many times. Ordered a picotee version, not from here but the place that I ordered it from looks like this picture (I can't remember where I ordered it from). https://www.everwilde.com/store/Cosmos-Picotee-Wildflower-Seeds.html

I realized there might be some variation, but didn't think the variation would be this wide?!

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zen_man
13 days ago
last modified: 13 days ago
Hi Rob,

Cosmos can vary a lot. If I weren't breeding zinnias as a hobby, I probably would be breeding Cosmos. The plants can be tall (I have personally seen them well over 10 feet high) and have a variety of flower forms. The Seashells would be in my genetic mix.

ZM
rob333 (zone 7b)
Original Author
13 days ago
last modified: 10 days ago
I typically tend to stay in the berry colored range. I haven't seen seashells in person, but I was given a free packet and ended up giving it away?!

What do you like so much about seashells? I've seen your zinnias, so I would guess the petal shape.

I may be perfectly happy with my varied picotees. Honestly, I'm not that picky, I just love flowers! I was a little shocked, but I'm not totally disappointed.
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rob333 (zone 7b)
Original Author
10 days ago

I expected something like this, when it comes to variation. Not fully pink petals like the top two and bottom one. The bottom one is really pretty but all one color. Another reason I like Pinetree Seeds (the link below), they give full disclosure.

From: https://www.superseeds.com/products/picotee-cosmos

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