Description: Chocolate cosmos is an herbaceous perennial hailing from Mexico. Its lobed leaves and dark maroon flowers with velvety petals emerge from tubers that resemble fingerling potatoes.

A flower that smells like dessert might have more than one delightful surprise for your garden if you want to attract hummingbirds. While many gardeners focus on the color of red flowers to attract ...

Native to Mexico, this unique bloom thrives in warm climates. Though extinct in the wild, it survives today through cultivation. The flower boasts dark, velvety petals resembling rich chocolate. Its ...

M.B.: If you crave chocolate, give in to your instincts and buy another chocolate cosmos now because this perennial tends to sell out at the nurseries later on in the spring. I suspect your plant from ...

If you have ever found yourself trying to decide between giving someone flowers or chocolate, we might have discovered the perfect solution. How about a sweet little flower that not only looks like ...

Cosmos are native to Mexico, but their name actually comes from the Greek word “kosmos,” meaning “beautiful thing.” And what beautiful things they are. The vivid annuals flourish in beds, borders, ...

My chocolate cosmos have let me down this year, which is a great disappointment. Normally they flower for me with profusion from late June into autumn, producing lovely rich burgundy – almost brown – ...

Cosmos is having a great summer. Growing conditions have been ideal and it has taken advantage to show just how good it can be. Indeed, it never fails to look well, and it is thoroughly reliable, but ...