Description
Chocolate hybrids.
These chocolate cosmos are grown from seed and will produce all sorts of variations. We are currently growing a few hundred to select our preferred variety. With this in mind please be aware we are not able to give specifics on each plant as each will vary from hardiness to flower shape, colour and height.
Flowering: Summer-Autumn
Hardiness: Hardy to -5c (probably) in free draining soils
Height: 50cm
Spread: 30cm
Further information:
These plants do smell of chocolate in the warmth of the summer. Some flowers will be stronger in scent than others. Leave the foliage on until late autumn, then trim the plant back down to the ground ready for the following year.
Common Name: Chocolate Cosmos
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Foliage: Pinnately lobed / elliptic
Basic Colour: ( red )
Flower Colour: burgundy / red
Natural Flowering: May – September
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 50cm
Soil Requirements: average / moist / well-drained
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / Mediterranean
Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies
Pruning: cut back after foliage has started to die back for winter dormancy
Tolerates: drought tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance
Origin: New Zealand
Andrew P. (verified owner) –
Although still dormant at the moment the plant supplied has a good root system. I look forward to seeing it develop and flower.
Denise Richardson (verified owner) –
Jill Nicolson (verified owner) –
Can’t really tell at this stage
Kerryann James (verified owner) –
Lovely, healthy young plant. Looking forward to it bloom
john hainey (verified owner) –
Very immature ..have left it in the pot for awhile
Luke Whiting (store manager) –
Hi John
Thank you for ordering with us and taking the time to write reviews. We always guarantee the quality of the plants and recommend planting them straight in the garden. These are decieving as we sell them both as one and two year old plants. The one you have is two year old and was kept outside through winter so is slightly behind in growth. You can always tell the two year old specimens by looking at the root system which is tubular and should be of good visible size in the pot.
All the best
Laura
Sarah G. (verified owner) –
Philip Bradley (verified owner) –