Cosmos atrosanguineus - chocolate cosmos

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If you aren't familiar with the flower, you'll be attracted to the deep chocolately-red colour - 'atrosanguineus' means 'deep blood red'.

If you are familiar with the flower, you'll know the rich colour isn't the reason it's called chocolate cosmos.

It's the smell.

This flower. Smells. Of. Chocolate.

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Description

cosmos atrosanguineus - chocolate cosmos

APPEARANCE : Delicate-looking herbaceous perennial from Mexico with ferny foliage and simple flowers in deep blood red-brown.
USE FOR : Cottage gardens, potted colour, mixed flower borders.
CLIMATE : Should come through a light overnight frost; protect against longer or harder cold spells by listing and storing under cover over winter, or with extra layers of autumn mulch.
PLANTING: Plant in full sun in free draining moist soil rich in organic matter. Tolerates most soil types and planting conditions.
CARE: Mulch and regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks. Remove spent flowers regularly to encourage a longer flowering season.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 0.5-1m H x 0.5-1m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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