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Chocolate Cosmos - How to grow and Care For Cosmos astrosanguineus

Chocolate Cosmos with its Chocolate perfumed flowers in summer is the common name for Cosmos astrosanguineus. This is a plant that grows well in a warm sunny position Although the flowers smell great you can not eat this plant, all parts are toxic. We look at how to grow this tuberous perennial . Best grown in a sunny position, and it can 't be grown from seed as the seeds are sterile. The only way to propagate the plant is by division of the tubers. In cooler climates, the foliage will die back in autumn/fall. This is the time to dig the tubers and over winter them in a dark cool position. In warmer climates cut the foliage back by 1/2 to 2/3 in autumn/fall. In USDA Zones 9 - 11 it will grow outdoors over winter. In zones 7 - 8 it MAY survive outdoors if heavily mulched, however best overwintered indoors in cooler zones. Links Cosmos -    • How to Grow Cosmos Flowers From Seed - How...