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.

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 ...

With Valentine's Day coming up, thoughts naturally turn to chocolate. How nice it would be for gardeners to give their beloved a living, growing, chocolate expression of affection. Alas, chocolate, ...

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 ...

Thoughts naturally turn to chocolate as Valentine's Day approaches. How nice it would be for gardeners to give their beloved a living, growing, chocolate expression of affection. Alas, chocolate, ...

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 ...

I’d like to make my garden more fragrant. What are some plants I can add that also bloom in the summer? When planning out a garden, many home gardeners worry about things like space, color and ...

Because of production problems, this article did not appear in some editions of Home&Garden last week. We are reprinting it here. Description: Chocolate cosmos is an herbaceous perennial hailing from ...