Cosmos

[jwg]

We always plant Sensation Cosmos in the same bed.

Today, the first one bloomed, about a month later than usual! There are some more buds but still not a lot. I have fertilized them twice recently with high-phosphorus fertilizer which is supposed to promote blooming. Our cherry tomatoes were very late too, but there are huge amounts now. The Bright Lights Cosmos in a nearby bed still have no buds.

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[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

blame global warming!

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard of the Cosmos before, and then in the span of about an hour there are two posts on my friends list about them. What are the odds!

[jss]

Oh, flowers. I thought you were planting drinks and I was all confused.

[quemadmodum.livejournal.com]

All of our flowers are late in Shelburne as well...dahlias just budding, tomatoes just beginning to color, zucchini just beginning to bear. I know we're a zone cooler than Gloucester, but everything is in blazing sun.
Aren't Cosmos wonderful, though? Perfect for arranging, they arrange themselves!

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Our annual dahlias produced one flower, and then went silent for several weeks. There's now another significant bud, and maybe a few more little ones. I assume this is because they're not getting enough sun.

W still don't know why all the purple alyssum died. This has never happened before.

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

:-)

Our Camelia reticulata hybrids are flowering a month *early*.