Talk:Cosmos atrosanguineus

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This plant is listed in the extinct plants page. That may be an issue since this article is in the present tense an does not refer to the plant being extinct. Is it extinct or not? Sifaka 21:33, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Cosmos atrosanguineus is extinct in the wild (Mexico, 1902) but in its cultivated form it is a famous garden plant --Melly42 05:23, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

This text was removed from the article because it repeated a lot of what was already said, was out of place, and may well have been plagiarized.

Cosmos atrosanguineus This is an attractive, popular, chocolate-scented garden plant, but is believed to be extinct in the wild. It was first discovered in Mexico in the 1860s, and has remained in cultivation ever since, gaining an RHS Award of Merit for Exhibition in 1938. It has not, however, been re-discovered in the wild, although plants are now being re-introduced from micropropagated material at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Until recently, all the plants in cultivation were thought to be a single clone that was self-incompatible and therefore did not set seed. A fertile form called ‘Pinot Noir’ has now been introduced to cultivation from New Zealand and is protected in most countries by Plant Breeders’ Rights. Cosmos atrosanguineus is widely available, but the cultivar ‘Pinot Noir’ has not yet made it into the RHS Plant Finder – maybe next year? Reference RHS Plantfinder 2006, Plant Conservation p 12 edited Janet Cubey February 2006

If somebody wants to put it back in, be my guest. HoCkEy PUCK 20:08, 12 April 2007 (UTC)