Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cosmos atrosanguineus Choca Mocha Chocolate Cosmos,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Upright
Description:
Cosmos Choca Mocha is a perennial which will suit most sunny gardens of today. It is compact, flowers for many months of the year, is neat and tidy, non-invasive and unusual. Commonly called the Chocolate Cosmos it has the subtle benefit in its flower having the scent of that well loved confection, Chocolate. Plant Choca Mocha into your massed planting of summer colour. Planted as a stand alone close to paths where the scent of chocolate is apparent when you walk through the garden is another good idea. Grows approx 30cm x 30cm.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Brown, Red
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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