Pink Cosmo flowers turned White?!

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  1. EbyClaire

    EbyClaire Active Member

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    I had some deep pink Cosmo plant growing in a container last year. I meant to save it, but it died. This spring, I saw some weird looking plants growing in the rock bed and found out they were Cosmo seedlings. I placed them in multiple containers and they are doing really well. The only problem is, I was really looking forward to the pink flowers, but for some reason, they are WHITE?!
    What would cause this to happen? There are no other Cosmo plants in my area.
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    They carry the genes for many colors from my experience.
    Most likely you'll have several colors next year if you allow it to seed out.
    Incidentally I believe the correct spelling is Cosmos.
     
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    EbyClaire Active Member

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    Saltcedar. Cosmos. Ha sorry. :) I went outside and looked and I saw I have PINK ones coming out of the same container. Nice! Thank you.
     

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