Cosmos 'Cherry Chocolate' – Chocolate Cosmos (2L Pot)

Cosmos 'Cherry Chocolate' opens velvety cherry to wine red flowers that carry a real chocolate scent.

This is a chocolate cosmos, Cosmos atrosanguineus, a tuberous perennial rather than a bedding annual. The 7cm flowers are held on short stems above blue-green foliage in a tidy clump from midsummer into early autumn, and the scent comes through best on a warm, still day. It was placed second in the RHS Plant of the Year 2024.

Supplied as a well rooted 2L plant grown peat-free at our Yorkshire nursery, often already in bud. It is half hardy, so it is best lifted or moved under cover for the winter like a dahlia rather than left out in the cold.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Chocolate cosmos
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 45cm x 30cm
• Growth Habit: Upright, clump forming
• Perfect For: Patio pots, raised beds, borders
• Foliage: Blue-green, fine and tidy
• Flowering Time: Midsummer to early autumn
• Planting Position: Full sun and well drained soil, happy in pots and containers
• Hardiness: Half hardy, overwinter under cover
• Maintenance: Deadhead spent flowers to keep it flowering
• Seasonal Interest: Summer and autumn
• Type: Tuberous perennial grown for summer colour

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