Chocolate Cosmos
Cosmos atrosanguineus
This is a dark red to brown species of Cosmos, native to Mexico. Sadly it has been
extinct in the wild for over a hundred years. The species survives today as a single non
fertile clone, which was created in 1902 by vegetative propagation. The flowers which
are produced by the plant are a rich deep red to brown color and grow to about 3-4 cm
in diameter. The flowers have a lovely vanillin fragrance in the summer (also found
in vanilla beans, some coffee beans and some cacao beans), which also makes it a
wonderful ornamental plant.
Bloom | Spring 2018
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