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.

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 ...

The fragrance of these heat-loving plants is most pronounced on warm sunny days. In cool locations, chocolate cosmos perform well in sunny containers which tend to warm more than surrounding planting ...

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 – ...

coming up, thoughts naturally turn to chocolate. How nice it would be for gardeners to give their beloved a living, growing, chocolate expression of affection. Alas, chocolate, native to steamy ...

One of the prettiest garden plants are cosmos, which are easy to grow in either partial sun or, preferably, full sun. A native of Mexico, the daisy-like flowers come in a variety of colors and species ...