hybrid cocks...comb
i've mentioned my cockscombs a few times on facebook - only because i think the blooms are so odd looking.
this is my second year that i have had them and i have two different kinds. one that i call a 'brainy' looking one and the other i refer to as 'frilly.' the frilly ones aren't that unique/strange looking, but they are colorful. the horticulture names are unimportant to me - and i probably could not pronounce them ... nor spell them - so i'm staying with brainy and frilly. i planted both kinds in a small space this spring.
as they started sprouting up, i noticed one had green leaves, but it had red veins running through the leaves - which is strange, as the brainy ones have green leaves and the frilly ones have burgundy red leaves.
i let it continue on with it's life, curious as to what would come of it. finally it started blooming. manOman was i surprised to see that it was producing both types of blossoms in one plant. a natural hybrid indeed.
frilly:
brainy:
hybrid:
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Beeeyoootifulll! I would like a snippet of that my damn self.:)
they are gorgeous. i've tried to grow them many times and have had absolutely no luck. their name is rather titillating as well.
hey! if either of you want some seeds, drop me an email - i think you both have my email addy. jock i have your mailing addy but not yours terri.
what i did to make sure that i got some back again this year, was i buried some of the seed-filled heads/blooms into the ground last fall and i think i buried some this spring too. needless to say, i ended up with hundreds of plants that i had to thin out a couple times.
anyway, drop me a line if you want me to send you some of the heads/seeds.
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