• Chocolate-colored flowers with dark centers, surrounded by green foliage, in a bright, natural setting.
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Cosmos Roots - Chocolate

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About the Variety

Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Prefers Lean Soil
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Cosmos atrosanguineus

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

PLANT HEIGHT

  • Up to 30 inches

COLOR

  • Red

How could there ever be a more perfect flower? It's dark dreamy blooms are not only beautiful, they even smell like chocolate! This is a must-have for anyone with a patch of earth to call their own. It's the ideal conversation starter and the best cut flower imaginable. Chocolate cosmos are propagated by tuberous roots.

  • • Annual with chocolate-scented blooms
  • • Attractive garden showpiece, that is great as a cut flower
  • • Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

PLANTING DEPTH

  • Deep Enough to Accommodate Root Length

PLANT SPACING

  • 2 feet

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 9
  • 10
  • 11

Planting Guide

View our Cosmos Roots Planting Guide to learn more.

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Cosmos Roots - Chocolate

$20.99

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