Because it’s origin is in the warm regions of Mexico, a chocolate cosmos is lacking complete winter hardiness. Viable seed was discovered in New Zealand and is now available. Yes, as its common name suggests, its flowers really do smell like chocolate, especially at the end of a sunny day. Positive: On Aug 10, 2005, StarDancer from Owen Sound, wrote: Zone 5, Owen Sound, Ontario. This flower is named after its chocolate like fragrance and color. Canada. They even smell like Chocolate! Seeds collected from second year crop discovery of pinwheel formed flowers so can't guarantee each plant will have the pinwheel form. Lace Cosmos flower is one of the most beautiful and most popular species of this flower. The leaves of Cosmos plant are simple, pinnate, or bipinnate, and are arranged in opposite pairs. The same chocolate fragrance but an elegant pinwheel shaped flower form. Chocolate Cosmos seeds! Cosmos atrosanguineus, the chocolate cosmos, is a species of Cosmos, native to Mexico.It has often been claimed that it is extinct in the wild; however it is "quite abundant" in Mexico. The species was introduced into cultivation in 1885, when the British seed company Thompson & Morgan first listed it in their seed catalogue. Chocolate cosmos mainly found in Mexican regions.

The aroma comes from the vanillin that the flower produces… the same substance that gives cocoa… Chocolate Cosmos flower smells like chocolate, but it has a specific vanilla fragrance too. 4 Gardenia Chocolate Cosmos are a unique and whimsical flower that would serve as a wonderful accent to a bouquet of cream garden roses. These blooms add a decadent, romantic feel. Really does smell good! My climate doesn't require lifting for winter (zone 9b/10a) though. The dark red velvet flowers of a Cosmos atrosanguineus exude a tempting smell of chocolate. Chocolate cosmos is a tuberous-rooted, tender perennial native to Mexico that can be overwintered indoors where not hardy. The lovely dark red to maroon flowers have a light chocolatey scent, and enjoy full or partial sun. Dark red-brown, sometimes almost black, velvety flowers on long, slender, reddish brown stems bloom from early summer to autumn. My second year with chocolate cosmos. FiftyFlowers.com has decadent Chocolate Cosmos! Among the garden plants grown for their scent, chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus) certainly stands out from the crowd. Cosmos flowers blooms heavily, but dies with first frost. The Chocolate Cosmos blooms from mid to late summer, and does best in zones 6-11, as it is frost-sensitive. Our plant pick from Blooming nursery is the chocolate cosmos. A chocolate scented flower!
Petals are super velvety and ultra rich. I still give chocolate cosmos a positive rating because it's just so dern cool! If you are in a temperate zone, the tubers should be dug up and stored in a frost-free store over the winter. Chocolate Flower Here is a selection plants that smell like chocolate or have a rich, chocolaty color or taste: Chocolate cosmos – Chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus) combines the color and fragrance of chocolate in one plant. A great one in the garden and it even has a faint smell of chocolate.

Chocolate cosmos flowers have a reddish brown color. ***New for the first time EVER! During summer season, chocolate cosmos produce more intense pleasant scent than other season because of strong heat. The best part of designing chocolate gardens is choosing the plants. This plant bloom at night. Exotic, beautiful and exclusive to Chocolate Flower Farm. Cosmos flower blooms twice a year and only once in the season.