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.
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.
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).
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).
The 'chocaholics' amongst you will love the sumptuous, velvety flowers of this cosmos. Bred in the UK, its a compact, bushy plant that will be full of deep marooncoloured flowers from July to October, each one giving off the fragrance of chocolate. An ideal plant for patio containers or sunny garden borders. Ht. 30cm. Supplied as plug plants.
A fabulous mix of fully double and semi double blooms in a bright array of colours. Perfect for a summer-autumn display when planted to add height to borders. Height: 100cm (39). Spread: 50cm (20).
Free-flowering all summer, this bright mix of Cosmos will add height and interest to your borders. Ideal in full sun positions. Makes a great cut flower. Ht. 1m-1.2m (40-48in).
he ferny foliage and graceful, pure white flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity' make this a popular and attractive annual. Blooms up to 10cm (4?) in diameter are produced from summer right through into the autumn, and make a lovely cut flower.
Delicate ferny foliage and pure white blooms make this a great addition to beds and borders. Long flowering from summer to autumn. Height: 120cm (47). Spread: 60cm (24).
Large pink, white and red flowers make this a great variety for sunny beds and borders. Long flowering from summer to autumn and great for cutting. Height: 120cm (47). Spread: 60cm (24).
Create a dreamy summer display with this pastel masterpiece, Cosmos bipinnatus 'Daydream?. Tall upright stems with soft ferny foliage create an airy effect which provides gentle movement to a planting scheme, each plant topped with a profusion of large daisy-like flowers.