
Quick Notes /
Small and velvety, this flower is favored for it’s dark burgundy hue and chocolate aroma. A cultivated wildflower and relative of the dahlia; chocolate cosmos are especially attractive to bumble bees and butterflies. They are most readily available from early summer to fall. It is said that chocolate cosmos in particular mean “I love you more than anybody can.”
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Flower History /
Inside Info /
- Because all the chocolate cosmos trace their heritage back to an original, not self-fertile clone, they do not produce viable seeds. The able grower either uses divisions of another plants tuber or tissue culture to propagate new plants.
- When chocolate cosmos are in the sun, their chocolate aroma heats up too.