Cosmos ‘Cherry Chocolate’

Description

A finalist for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Plant Of The Year for 2024, Cosmos Cherry Chocolate is a real breakthrough, bringing larger flowers in a brand new color. The standard chocolate cosmos, Cosmos atrosanguineus, is popular for its dark chocolate-colored and chocolate-scented flowers. However, existing varieties are all fairly similar and it can be difficult to tell them apart. We now have a breakthrough – the first chocolate cosmos with flowers in a completely new cherry-red color, which still retain that much-loved chocolate fragrance. In addition, Cherry Chocolate plants are more compact than those of other varieties, resisting the tendency to become tall and leggy. The flower stems are shorter, so the flowers sit more closely above the foliage. These qualities make it ideal for containers. Prefers rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Photo courtesy of RHS.

A finalist for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Plant Of The Year for 2024, Cosmos Cherry Chocolate is a real breakthrough, bringing larger flowers in a brand new color. The standard chocolate cosmos, Cosmos atrosanguineus, is popular for its dark chocolate-colored and chocolate-scented flowers. However, existing varieties are all fairly similar and it can be difficult to tell them apart. We now have a breakthrough – the first chocolate cosmos with flowers in a completely new cherry-red color, which still retain that much-loved chocolate fragrance. In addition, Cherry Chocolate plants are more compact than those of other varieties, resisting the tendency to become tall and leggy. The flower stems are shorter, so the flowers sit more closely above the foliage. These qualities make it ideal for containers. Prefers rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Photo courtesy of RHS.