Chocolate cosmos - Cosmos atrosanguineus
The Cosmos atrosanguineus, also known as the chocolate cosmos is a dark red to maroon-dark brown perennial native to Mexico. Like many chocolates they have a light vanillin fragrance. This herbaceous perennial deserves a sunny and sheltered place in your garden. Do make sure you provide water to the newly planted roots. This cosmos is sensitive to frost, which makes it is important to dig up the roots after the blooming period and save the roots in a dry place, free of frost.
EUR 5.99
Per package: 1
The Cosmos atrosanguineus, also known as the chocolate cosmos is a dark red to maroon-dark brown perennial native to Mexico. Like many chocolates they have a light vanillin fragrance. This herbaceous perennial deserves a sunny and sheltered place in your garden. Do make sure you provide water to the newly planted roots. This cosmos is sensitive to frost, which makes it is important to dig up the roots after the blooming period and save the roots in a dry place, free of frost.
- Flowering period
- Planting period
| Attracting bees and butterflies | Yes |
|---|---|
| Deer and rodent resistant | Yes |
| Delivered as | Rhizome |
| Flower colour | Purple |
| Flowering and growth height | 50 - 60 cm |
| Flowering period | July, August, September, October |
| Fragrant | Yes |
| Hardy | No |
| Hardyness zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Naturalising | No |
| Per package | 1 |
| Place / planting position | Partial shade |
| Planting depth | 10 - 15 cm |
| Planting distance | 20 - 30 cm |
| Suitable as cut flower | Yes |
| Suitable for pots and planters | Yes |
| Type | Cosmos |
Other information
Spring bulbs and Amaryllis
Pre-orders can be placed from June until the end of August ,unlesss otherwise indicated, and will be shipped in the first half of September. Pre-orders with spring bloomers and Amaryllis are shipped together in the first half of October.
Delivery times are 3-7 working days from mid-September to the end of December..
Wax Amaryllissen was delivered in mid-September and February.
Summer flowering bulbs and perennials
Pre-orders for Summer bloomers can be placed from the beginning of January until the end of February, these will be shipped in the first half of March.
Delivery times are 3-7 working days from mid-March to the end of May.
Perennials in nursery pots
Perennials in nursery pots can be pre-ordered from mid-January to the end of February. Shipping will take place in the first half of March.
During the planting season, delivery time is 3-7 working days. Planting times are from mid-March to May and from mid-September to the end of November.
