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    COSMOS
    COSMOS
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    COSMOS

    Commonly known as Chocolate plant, Cosmea

    The chocolatey one is the perennial atrosanguineus, syn Bidens atrosanguinea and will do well in containers.

    Genus of about 25 species of erect to spreading, freely branching annuals and perennials found in scrub and meadows in southern USA and Central America.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Place of origin
      Southern United States, Central America.
    • Herbaceous
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
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    varieties
    COSMOS atrosanguineus 'Cherry Chocolate'
    Chocolate plant
    Cherry-red flowers with chocolate scent
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £13.00
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    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    COSMOS atrosanguineus 'Chocamocha'
    Black cosmos
    This newly bred variety produces even more of a chocolate scent and has a more compact habit
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £13.00
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    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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