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Common Name: Chocolate Cosmos
Plant Family: Asteraceae
Availability:
6 in stock
Hardiness/minimum temperature: Frost tender (plus 1 to 5 deg. C.)Position/ Situation: Sheltered, frost-free gardensSun/ Shade: SunPlanting Style: sensorySuggested Use: Growing in PotsSeason of Interest: Summer to AutumnScent: Scented FlowersFlower Colour: BrownLeaf Colour: GreenHeight: low (up to 3 feet)Habit/Shape: Clump formingSoil Type: dry or sandy soilSoil PH: No preferenceBee and Butterfly: Both
Definitely a plant for the senses! Chocolate-scented daisies with are the colour of dark chocolate appear from Aug-Sept. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Not hardy so either dig up tubers after flowering or grow in a pot which can be moved into a shed/ garage. Plant tubers out again in May.
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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);
The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall