Description: Chocolate cosmos is an herbaceous perennial hailing from Mexico. Its lobed leaves and dark maroon flowers with velvety petals emerge from tubers that resemble fingerling potatoes.
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Grow Pretty and Fragrant Chocolate Cosmos Flowers
Add a sweet treat to your garden with chocolate cosmos flowers. Pollinators love these gorgeous blooms. Get expert growing ...
Native to Mexico, this unique bloom thrives in warm climates. Though extinct in the wild, it survives today through cultivation. The flower boasts dark, velvety petals resembling rich chocolate. Its ...
Sometimes you're in the mood for cookies. Sometimes you're in the mood for flowers. How about the best of both worlds? Turns out, you can have your garden and smell your chocolate chip cookies too, at ...
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This Fall-Blooming Perennial Will Fill Your Garden With A Sweet Chocolate Aroma And Rich Color
Bring rich color, velvety texture, and delicious fragrance to the garden with this captivating perennial. Looking for something unusual to grow in the garden? Look no further than chocolate cosmos, a ...
My chocolate cosmos have let me down this year, which is a great disappointment. Normally they flower for me with profusion from late June into autumn, producing lovely rich burgundy – almost brown – ...
If you have ever found yourself trying to decide between giving someone flowers or chocolate, we might have discovered the perfect solution. How about a sweet little flower that not only looks like ...
I'm a vegetable gardener. Or at least, I always have been until very recently. I love growing my own food and I've dedicated a lot of time and energy into learning the craft of small-scale food ...
Some cut flower plants don't thrive when transplanted and they prefer their seeds be sown outdoors, directly into the garden without being moved.
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