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    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 - Click to close
    • Place of origin
      Southern United States, Central America.
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Cosmos - Care Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
    Tubers - Care Guide

    Varieties
    COSMOS atrosanguineus 'Black Bidens'
    Black cosmos
    Chocolate scented crimson-black single flowers borne on stiff stems
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    COSMOS atrosanguineus 'Cherry Chocolate'
    Cherry-red flowers with chocolate scent.
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
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    Not available until May 2025
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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
    £12.50
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    Available again from APRIL 2025
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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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