What is Cosmos atrosanguineus?

Chocolate cosmos, or cosmos atrosanguineus, is a gentle perennial that has flowers that have the smell of chocolate. Although chocolate cosmos has the aroma of chocolate, the plant and flowers should not be eaten. The colors of the flowers range from brownish red to chestnut, contrasting with dark green leaves of the plant. This plant is in the same family as the daisies and sunflowers.

Cosmos atrosanguineus has an unusual background. Chocolate cosmos, originally from Mexico, does not grow in the wild and is considered extinct. This plant is sterile and does not produce seeds. All the chocolate plants that exist are now derived from the only plant that lived in 1902. The plant still exists by the division and planting of the cosmos atrosanganguineus tuber roots.

In the first year after planting, chocolate cosmos should often be connected to introduce the root system of the plant. When the weather is hot, cosmos atrosanganguineus need to water more than once a week. Overall the land should be afterAll the time damp but not graduated. Chocolate cosmos thrive when planting in full sun.

cosmos atrosanguineus is susceptible to cold weather. In areas that experience frost and colder weather, the plant should be dug before the first frost and stored. Chocolate cosmos can be cropped back in milder areas.

This type of universe should be planted about 24 to 36 inches (60 to 90 cm) apart. Chocolate cosmos will grow about 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) high. Under the right conditions, the chocolate cosmos will bloom for almost a year, with the exception of half the winter to the beginning of spring. The plant can be divided in spring. It takes two to five years for the plant to ripen.

Chocolate cosmos can attract beneficial insects to the garden. Its flowers can attract bees. In addition, Cosmosatrosanguineus can bring butterflies to the courtyard, along with another insect that feeds on nectar.

Inteeded gardeners can plant a chocolate -based garden. In addition to cosmos atrosanguineus, "chocolate plants" include yellow chocolate daisies, which also has chocolate aroma; shrub Diablo ninebark with its chocolate leaves; and the purple fountain. Other options include dark red black sunflower, edible chocolate mint and chocolate tomato. Chocolate tomatoes are also edible and tasty as "regular" cherry tomato.