Chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus)
cosmos
Cosmos is a genus, with the same common name of cosmos. It is a flowering plant in the sunflower family.Cosmos produce 3- to 5-inch like daisy flowers in various colors, including pink, orange, red and yellow, white, and maroon.
CHOCOLATE COSMOS
The chocolate cosmos, is a species of Cosmos. Cosmos is a herbaceous plant growing to 40–60 cm tall, with a fleshy tuberous root. The leaves are 7–15 cm long. This plant grown for its rich dark red-brown flowers. It requires partial sun or full sun to grow and it is a self grown plant.
Growing chocolate cosmos flowers will delight any chocolate lover. Every chocolate lover should learn more about growing and caring for chocolate cosmos in the garden. Chocolate cosmos flowers are dark reddish brown, almost black, and have a chocolate scent.
In warmer climates, where they are grown as perennials, chocolate cosmos plants should be heavily mulched during the winter. In colder climates, where chocolate cosmos plants are grown as an annual. Chocolate cosmos can grow in loam, sand and chalk. It is a quite versatile. It needs full sunlight however, and well drained, but moist soil. In order to prolong flowering, you should deadhead the plants (remove the dead/faded flowers). It grows up with large flowers, and will keep on flowering from late summer. Cosmos plants have many species, Here are names of some popular cosmos species.
Cosmos bipinnatus
chocolate cosmos
A dainty cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
