Black Chocolate Cosmos Cosmos Flower

The dark red flowers do indeed smell like chocolate.

Black chocolate cosmos cosmos flower. Black cosmos sells for 240 bells. Flower color is very variable between the different species. You can sell black cosmos for 240 bells at nook s cranny. The cosmos genus includes the species cosmos bipinnatus which is commonly referred to as the mexican aster cosmos sulphureus also called the yellow cosmos cosmos atrosanguineus also known as the chocolate cosmos and others.

Because it s origin is in the warm regions of mexico a chocolate cosmos is lacking complete winter hardiness. It s perfect for growing i a hot sunny garden and makes an exotic cut flower. The daisy like flowers of chocolate cosmos measure 1 across and are very attracive to butterflies. Chocolate cosmos cosmos atrosanguineus.

The dark red velvet flowers of a cosmos atrosanguineus exude a tempting smell of chocolate. Selling flowers is not one of the most efficient ways of making bells fast so it s not recommended to sell them. The plants grow 24 30 tall and have an upright but spreading habit with wiry stems. Avoid overwatering or overfeeding chocolate cosmos.

Our cosmos plants are available to buy as seedlings and jumbo seedlings grown exclusively for us by our nursery in lincolnshire. The leaves are simple pinnate or bipinnate and arranged in opposite pairs the flowers are produced in a capitulum with a ring of broad ray florets and a center of disc florets. Atrosanguineus is a spreading tuberous perennial with pinnately divided leaves and bowl shaped chocolate scented maroon crimson flower heads in late summer. Striking deciduous leaflets complete the picturesque appearance when this floral rarity is presented in a bed or in a tub.

How to breed black cosmos price plant black cosmos near each other. Their vanilla chocolate scent is most pronounced on warm sunny days. This is a perennial that is hardy to usda zone 7 but it is much more finicky than the annual cosmos. Chocolate cosmos cosmos atrosanguineus is a tender mexican perennial grown as much for its scent of vanilla and hot chocolate as for its dusky brownish red late summer blooms.

Chocolate cosmos plants are often grown in containers and borders so their color and scent can be fully enjoyed. They are relatively easy to grow make wonderful cut flowers and attract butterflies. You can produce more black cosmos flowers by planting them beside each other. You only need 2 of these flowers to propagate them on your island.

From classic white cosmos flowers to the velvet textured and mahogany brown tones of chocolate cosmos flowers we have a wide range of beautiful cosmos flowers to suit every taste. It grows from tubers much like dahlias. Chocolate cosmos flowers cosmos atrosanguineus are dark reddish brown almost black and have a chocolate scent. Cosmos are herbaceous perennial plants or annual plants growing 0 3 2 m 1 ft 0 in 6 ft 7 in tall.

Genus cosmos can be annuals or perennials with simple or pinnately divided leaves and large long stalked daisy like flowers in summer details c. The chocolate cosmos is called so because its fragrance is similar to that of chocolate.