Sonata and Sensation Mix??

I know i've had both - but i honestly can't tell the difference, unless it's height.

I harvested some seeds of what i thought was Sensation -- you know, those 4-6' tall monsters??

and i just want to make sure i label them correctly for trades.

TIA,

Sorry Terese, I just saw this post. Right, the Sonata series are the short ones, mine reached about 2 1/2', and the Sensation series can be whoppers- I've had them tower over my head. I was curious of the Sonatas would revert, but had a few reseed and they remained short

thanks... I found a tag in my flower bed that said Sonata... but i never had any short pink ones.. only those monsters.

The Sonatas come in pink, crimson, and white as well as the mixture. The pink and white ones produced bigger plants and blooms than the crimson for me.

I think i did get white once... i snagged some seeds a few years back from a lady friends yard. they were definitely shorter. 18" maybe.

I have discovered a way to shorten the ''monsters'' , when they are about a foot tall pull them and transplant. It must shock them and they end up about 30% shorter. this also works well on bachelors buttons.

thanks Cinda... sometimes you do not know how tall they are going to get, and when you plant it in the border, you get a 6' tall plant that does not bloom until late in the Fall.... if at all.

I had 2 last year that never bloomed.

Would just pinching back do the trick?

Pretty sure it would. I will certainly have to remember to try that next summer.

Great transplant idea garden gus I'll give it a try.

I've tried pinching back the cosmos. It didn't work for me. Yes, the plant stayed shorter, but it never branched and never bloomed. It could be that I pinched incorrectly. I'm not a very disciplined pincher.