Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Choca mocha’
Common name : Chocolate cosmos
Supplied in a 9cm pot

A tuberous perennial from Mexico, growing to 30cm, more compact than the species and with a strong chocolate scent. Foliage is narrow, rather bluish green, and the bowl-shaped, late-summer flowers are dark chocolate/ red and makes a fabulous exotic cut flower.
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun and treat like a tuberous dahlia. Mulch in autumn. in cold areas lift tubers before first frosts and keep frost-free over winter. Can also be grown in pots and moved under greenhouse benches or a shed for winter.
Chocolate cosmos is Bee friendly and It's perfect for growing in a hot sunny garden, what more could you want?

Full Sun
Well drained soil
RHS hardiness rating H3

Plants are supplied in a 9cm pot, with their compost and are similar to the plants seen in pictures 4 and 5. Pictures 1,2 and 3 shows the flowers on a planted specimen and is not the plant for sale.

SUK:COCH6021

UK PLANT PASSPORT:
A: Cosmos atrosanguineus
B: 121396
C: 041409
D: GB

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