Chocolate Cosmos
Cosmos atrosanguineus
Deep maroon flowers with dark brown center on long, slender stems. Velvet textured and chocolate scented.
Color: Chocolate
Size of plug: 50 tray
Plant type: Annual (we treat them as annuals) but they are tuberous perennials.
Height: 30”
Site: Full sun
Days to maturity: 60-70
Plant spacing: 6”
Pinch: Not necessary
Growing Notes:
Provide fertile, well-drained soil Blooming mid-summer through fall. Grows well in both containers and gardens. To overwinter- dig before the first hard frost, store potted indoors.
Harvest Notes:
To prolong flowering, harvest regularly, deadhead any spent flowers before they set seed. Pick when buds show color or flowers are slightly open. 4 to 6 days vase life.
Pick up on Saturdays at Tea Lane Farm. See our COVID precautions here.
Cosmos atrosanguineus
Deep maroon flowers with dark brown center on long, slender stems. Velvet textured and chocolate scented.
Color: Chocolate
Size of plug: 50 tray
Plant type: Annual (we treat them as annuals) but they are tuberous perennials.
Height: 30”
Site: Full sun
Days to maturity: 60-70
Plant spacing: 6”
Pinch: Not necessary
Growing Notes:
Provide fertile, well-drained soil Blooming mid-summer through fall. Grows well in both containers and gardens. To overwinter- dig before the first hard frost, store potted indoors.
Harvest Notes:
To prolong flowering, harvest regularly, deadhead any spent flowers before they set seed. Pick when buds show color or flowers are slightly open. 4 to 6 days vase life.
Pick up on Saturdays at Tea Lane Farm. See our COVID precautions here.
Cosmos atrosanguineus
Deep maroon flowers with dark brown center on long, slender stems. Velvet textured and chocolate scented.
Color: Chocolate
Size of plug: 50 tray
Plant type: Annual (we treat them as annuals) but they are tuberous perennials.
Height: 30”
Site: Full sun
Days to maturity: 60-70
Plant spacing: 6”
Pinch: Not necessary
Growing Notes:
Provide fertile, well-drained soil Blooming mid-summer through fall. Grows well in both containers and gardens. To overwinter- dig before the first hard frost, store potted indoors.
Harvest Notes:
To prolong flowering, harvest regularly, deadhead any spent flowers before they set seed. Pick when buds show color or flowers are slightly open. 4 to 6 days vase life.
Pick up on Saturdays at Tea Lane Farm. See our COVID precautions here.