How did this happen, a flower that smells like chocolate? Combine the scent of chocolate, attractive velvet-soft burgundy coloured petals, neat foliage and drought resistance and you've got the perfect plant. Chocolate Cosmos or to give it it's full name, Cosmos atrosanguineus 'Dark Secret' will make a real feast for the eyes (and nose)in patio containers, mixed borders or as a bedding plant. It's happy with semi shade but loves the warmth of full sun too. Height and Spread: 50cm (19).
With rich ruby red flowers combining with a deliciously seductive chocolate aroma, Cosmos atrosanguineus 'Spellbound' is a most attractive choice for a sunny border. It is loved by pollinating insects too, so it's a great choice for a wildlife garden. The Chocolate Plant likes to grow in moist, well-drained soil and is best grown among other perennials which will support its stems. It is usually grown as an annual in the UK, but it can be kept over winter if it is grown in a pot and kept in frost free conditions. Height and Spread: 60cm (24).
Grow this lettuce over winter, as it?s exceptionally cold resistant. Large heads of light green leaves, with a tasty flavour, will be ready to harvest in mid-spring. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 25cm (10).
One of the most popular ?cos? lettuce varieties with a sweet, crispy heart and tasty outer leaves. A neat and compact, easy-to-grow variety ideal for gardens and patio containers. Height and spread: 20cm (8).
Most popular ?cos? variety, ideal as a flavoursome base for salads. Young leaves can be harvested and eaten without the ?bitter? taste. Good resistance to bolting. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 20cm (8).
This new variety has been bred for shorter internodes, giving it a naturally bushy, dwarf habit. The blooms of Cosmos 'Apollo' are particularly large, and borne freely above a haze of delicate foliage.
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Aloe Cosmo is a stout, bright green variety of succulent. It has rich green fleshy leaves in a dense rosette with fine white spots running along the leaves. Ideal in any succulent garden, or suitable in pots, this plant tolerates wide range of positions, provided the soil drains freely. Light and Water A small companion to any desk or shelf, which likes any bright indirect sunlight. Place a few around your home to help green up your spaces as well as pull any toxins form the air. Lives best in dry environments and you should allow the soil to dry thoroughly before watering fully as it does not do well standing in water.
Topped full large daisy-like flowers in a mix of popping violets, enticing pinks, and fantastic whites. Compact in habit and particularly good for borders the Cosmos Casanova is a must-have for any garden and will make a lovely cut flower too.#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B214CCB3"]{justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-position: left top; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px;}#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B214CCC3"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
With their large, single and double daisy-like blooms in shades of purples, pinks and white, and its delicate feathery foliage is a must-have for any garden and will make a lovely cut flower too.
With their large, single and double daisy-like blooms in shades of purples, pinks and white, and its delicate feathery foliage is a must-have for any garden and will make a lovely cut flower too.