How to breed Garden Cosmos

【Latin Name】 Cosmos bipinnatus Cav.

【English Name】 Garden cosmos

【Family】Composite family

【Place of origin】Mexico

Flower Saying:  happy forever

Gift flower etiquette: salad in a glass dish into the colors of the cosmos and put some grapes. Tie white and pink ribbons on the dish.

Its scientific name has beautiful cosmos and  harmonious meaning. Originally it is the autumn flower which is the short-day plant, but now it  has a lot of early flowering varieties, they are red, yellow, pink, white, and complex color. They are colorful.

Garden Cosmos

Breeding methods

Seed or cuttings.
Cosmos by seed propagation. Generally early spring sowing, flowering in May and June, hot climate on August and September , more rain, less flowering. Cool autumn days and then continue to bloom until frost. If sown in July and August, then in October will be able to blossom, and the strains of short and neat. Sowing the seeds of a self-cosmos ability, once planted, the future will give birth to a large number of self-sowing seedlings, if a little protection, can bloom as usual. Available in mid-April in open beds broadcast, such as temperature suitable for about 6 to 7 days seedlings can be unearthed. Feasible cuttings during the growth period, under the section on the left and some robust scissor 15cm shoots, inserted in the sandy loam, the appropriate shade and keep the humidity, 5 to 6 days to take root.

April sowing, germination rapidly germinate 7-10 days after sowing. Softwood cuttings can also be used after inserting 15-18 natural roots.Transplant seedlings with 4-5 true leaves and topping can also be broadcast after thinning.Such as planting to impose basal, the growing season do not need to fertilize the soil if too fat, easy to leggy branches, flowering reduced. July-August period of flowering by high temperature is not easy to knot. Mature seeds easy to fall off, you should seed in the morning. Cosmos is a short-day plants, sowing seedlings tend to spend less leafy,summer-sown seedlings plant is short, neat, flowering continuously.

Cultivation and management

Cosmos of strong, likes the sun, drought-resistant, strict requirements on the soil, but not water. If it planted in the fertile soil, it can lead leggy branches, affecting flowering quality.Height 5 cm that line transplantation, leaves 7 - 8 when planting can also be broadcast after thinning. Such as planting to impose basal, the growing season do not need to fertilize the soil if too fat, easy to leggy branches, flowering reduced. Or every 10 days during the growing water decomposition applied five times the urine once. When drought pouring 2 to 3 times the water, that is able to grow, bloom well. July-August period of flowering by high temperature is not easy to knot. Mature seeds easy to fall off, you should seed in the morning. Cosmos said, according to the short plants, sowing seedlings tend to spend less leafy, summer-sown seedlings plant is short, neat, flowering continuously. Its rapid growth, topping multiple times to increase branching.

Cosmos tall plants, planting should be set at the windward pillar to prevent lodging and breakage. More generally bred dwarf trees plants, ie 20 ~ 30cm high when seedlings go to
the top, and then after several consecutive weeks of newborn bud removal, the plants can dwarf; also increased the number of flowers. Planting nursery should be slightly Fertilizers. Black seed is appropriate achenes slightly changed when picking, so ripe scattered.This species seedlings subject to short day treatment to normal flowering, should have the appropriate planting time; should be exposed to live, but also nursery; planting soil about 1cm, about 5-10 days of emergence; namely transplanting seedlings 5-6 true leaves, colonization from 30-50cm, topping the growing season to promote branching and control in order to avoid excessive late lodging. Strict requirements on the soil, but not water, not cold, avoid heat. Resistant infertile soil.

Maintenance points

Propagation: seed or cuttings. Can also make use of softwood cuttings in summer.Sown in late March early April, the seeds sown in the open field seedbed. In the lower ground temperature at 15 ℃ can germinate, but if sown very early, then the height 2m grow into a giant strains due to the weight of a typhoon or plants prone to lodging. Have been 50-70 days after sowing early flowering varieties open, so to points early on and fall off planting.

Management: hi warm and humid sunny, slightly resistant to early frost, soil strict. Height 5 cm that line transplantation, leaves 7 - 8 when planting. Strict requirements for fertilizer,every 10 days during the growing water decomposition applied five times the urine once. High school to be located before flowering varieties pillar to prevent hurricane lodging. Its rapid growth, topping multiple times to increase branching. Prone to spider mite damage when hot, should be early prevention. As late July to early August sowing, after 50 - 60 days to flowering, plant height and neat for the National Day use. Mature seeds, optional large Seyan inflorescence flower cut, dried seed.

Want to cultivate adult dwarf, not lodging cosmos, should take the following measures:
① In late July sowing.

② spring they grow to 40-50cm when the topping, so buds flowering.

③ dwarf bamboo pillar erected as soon as possible.

Disease and injury: Be sure to take to deal with mildew, aphids, spider mites response. Sprinkle on the mold benomyl against pests sprinkle granules or Tolan.

How to prevent cosmos lodging

Cosmos plant type is relatively high and sparse chic, spend big and beautiful, but often therefore appear lodging, big brake landscape. Lodging for the cosmos, you can take the following measures to prevent:

① July ~ August sowing. In the meantime you can sow cosmos October flowering and dwarf plants and neat.

② topping. The growing need of the cosmos repeatedly topping, one can make the entire dwarf the other hand, can also promote germination of branches increased number of flowers.

③ less fertilizing watering. Excessive fertilizer prone to produce leggy plants lodging, and blossom scarce.

Those flowers are suitable for placing at the hall

Hall is the entrance of the living room, including corridors aisles.The decoration of living room always
impressed people at first glance. Hall decor style always belongs to the luxury, romantic, neat, dignified,
or elegant, simple style or etc. However, no matter which style of the hall decors is, it always embodies
owner's life temperament and interest.

Hall foyer space is often very narrow, some just has a hallway , so you'd  better put a flower in brief
and focus. Foyer is the only way to the living room, so flower color should fit for foyer color; thus,
light of foyer somtimes is very dim and dark, you can choose some shade-enduring plants. Such as
rohdea japonica, orchids, geranium, pleione and so on. If the space is very small, you can plant those
small wine plants in a hang on shoe cabinet and clothes rack. Such as spider plants, green radish, ivy or
etc. The drooping leaves attaches more vigour to the room. In all, leaves of those selected plants should
be slim, branches should be soft and the color should be light to calm the room light.

Hall is the main occasion for sleeping and living. It should form a friendly atmosphere, aslo it should be
beautiful and generous, in order that it gives a good impression for guests. Therefore, hall is the focus of
the whole living decoration. Those plants put here should higtlight focus but not messed. Not only the
color and design should be beautiful and geneous, it aslo should be integrated to the furniture style and
wall color.

Daily living and the living room is often used as the main place to receive guests, it is necessary to
express the formation of a warm and friendly atmosphere, but also beautiful, give a good and deep
impression, is the focus of the entire room decor. Its plant configuration to be focused and avoid clutter,
should strive beautiful, generous, dignified, while paying attention to the walls and furniture styles and
color coordinated.

If you require luxury style, you can choose some larger leaves, higher plant type large malabar chestnut,
Brazilian Scindapsus aureus, The Incredible Hulk, or etc. It gives people a natural spectacular feel. If
you like romantic feel, you can choose swaying foliage plants or lianas, such as San Weikui, Pothos,
emeralds, etc. If you require elegant simplicity, you can select optional comb pile. But regardless of how
plant-based view, have to be on the coffee table, flower, close the sash of office sofa with colorful
blouse small pots, small plants, such as bromeliads, peacock arrowroot, Alocasia, etc.; or Jian
accompanied on the flower arrangement or seasonal flowers. This combination not only highlights the
living room layout theme, there can make indoor look spring and vivid .

Larger living room, you can view a more open design of a group at the level of scattered portfolio placed
flowers; smaller, with a small potted plant or flower embellishment on the line. If living is low, they should be used with caution hanging plants, otherwise easily lead to oppression. If your living room is large enough, design a set of group flowers in high and low at a broad vision part. If your living room is very small, try to use some small-sized potted flowers or arrange flowers to dot.However, if your living room is very low, don't use those hang plants, or you have a sense of depression

Hydroponic Rosa Chinensis

Hydroponic Rosa Chinensis, means planting Rosa Chinensis in water.
1 Actually, water plugging method is applied to orginal hydroponic plant with no-root. Pick a stem or a branch from mother plant and put the stem into water to take root so that the new hydroponics comes out. The hydroponics is different because of the material structure. But there are two sorts.
2 Put the branck into 0.05%-0.1% of liquor potassii permanganatis to have disinfected for ten minutes. But you need to use running water to lead new root.
3 The depth of branch in the water: Put the sterile branch into water. The water level is when water saturates branch for half or one thirds. Leaves of branch must be removed. The live root should be reserved and put over the water. Put the whole work under partial shade place. Do remember to change water once a day, or change water ever two or three days.

Ten flowers can exert their magic power in room

1 

Alocasia macrorrhiza: Clear dust in the air. However, white stems from Alocasia macrorrhiza is toxic, drops from it is also toxic. Don't touch or eat their sap. If not, you can cause throat and mouth discomfort, even a burning stomach flu. Special attention: Prevent young children from eating. But it does not belong to carcinogenic plant.

Alocasia macrorrhiza

2 

Clivia: Release ooxygen and absorb smoke ? 

An adult Clivia can absorb 1 liter of air only one night, release 80% of the oxygen and occur photosynthesis in the extremely faint light. It does not emit carbon dioxide at night.  If there are two or three basins of Clivia in two or three dozens of  square meters  indoors,  smoke indoors can be absorbed easily, especially the cold winter. As the doors and windows closed, the indoor air circulation is very bad, Clivia will play a very good role of regulating the indoor air quality.

Clivia

3 

Rubber tree: Versatile killer for eliminating harmful substances.

Rubber tree is a versatile killer for eliminating harmful substances.It can resist carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen fluoride in the air. Rubber tree can remove particulate matter pollution.

Rubber tree

4 

Asparagus fern: the protection umbrella for eradicating bacteria and virus. 

Asparagus aromatic plants have antibacterial ingredients to clear the air of bacteria and viruses, it also has health care function, so the smell of asparagus has bactericidal power and beneficial bacteria. In addition, asparagus fern has a high medicinal value. Digging its fleshy root and washing away the dust and dirt above, then use the dried or the fresh. Cladodes can be used with the mining. It can cure cough , cool blood etoxification and moisten lung.

Asparagus fern

5 

Silver Queen: It is known as its unique air purification ability.The higher the concentration of pollutants is in the air, the more greater cleaning ability it plays ! Therefore, it is very suitable to put in dark rooms with poor ventilation.

Silver Queen

6 

Adiantum: It can absorb  about 20 micrograms per hour, so it is considered as the most effective biological "purification."  Those who are always getting along with paiting, paint deal or who are smokers, you need to put a basin of adiantum at your working place. In addition, it can inhibit the xylene and toluene release from computer monitors and printers.. 

Adiantum

7 

Chlorophytum comosum: 95% of the air can absorb carbon monoxide and 85% formaldehyde. Chlorophytum comosum can absorb 95% of carbon monoxide and 85% of formaldehyde in the air.Chlorophytum can occur photosynthesis in faint light and absorb toxic gas in the air, a pot of Chlorophytum in the 8 to 10 square meters room is as the equivalent of an air purifier. Usually in the room you plant 1 to 2 pots of Chlorophytum, it can  release oxygen in 24 hours and absorb formaldehyde, styrene, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other carcinogens in the air. 

Chlorophytum comosum

8 

Aloes: Aloes is as equivalent as nine bowl of biological air cleaners? Potted aloe is known as air purification expert in the world. One pot of aloe vera is equivalent to nine biological air cleaners,  it can absorb formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and other harmful  substances, especially formaldehyde absorption. Particularly  in four hours light conditions, a pot of aloe can eliminate 90% formaldehyde of one square meter of air and  kill harmful microorganisms in the air and can absorb dust and clean room environment. If  hazardous gas becomes higher indoors, aloe leaf will have spots, which is the signal for help.  As long as to put pots of aloe in the room,  indoor air quality will become normal. 

Aloes

9 

Bamboo palm: eliminate  heavy metal pollution and carbon dioxide. 

Bamboo palm 's functions like Monstera. Both belong to the same large-leaved ornamental plants can absorb more than 80% of a variety of harmful gases and clean air. Bamboo palm can eliminate heavy metals pollution and resist sulfur dioxide. Of course, as the huge leaf foliage plants, their biggest feature is that  the general plant can not reach the digestive function of carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

Bamboo palm

10 

Monstera: Absorb carbon dioxide at night and improve air quality. Air purification function of Monstera is slightly weak, it is not like Chlorophytum comosum. Aloe is versatile for cleaning up the air, but Monstera has the clear effect of eliminating formaldehyde in the air. In addition, Monstera  absorbs carbon dioxide  at night, improve indoor air quality and increase the oxygen content. 

Monstera