Cosmos. Chocolate.

beautiful

Lovely mate, great pic.

Thanks Klahanie!
Even I couldn't mess up this photo. Lol.
This was the one you beat me to, Surrey. Weep-weep!
It came up trumps for me.

Lol mate, sorry to beat you. :-))

Serves me right mate for prannying around, instead of uploading my pics! Lol.

I love these Mouldy ... but have given up with them now after losing two through Winters ... should have put them somewhere warmer! :o(

Lift them & store them in peat through the winter, Shirley.
Least that's what the box my root came in say's. Lol.

are they perennial?

I assume they are, Liasciubba. :-)

they look great! are they scented too? I want to tray to sow some of them, I'm going to Google!

Thank goodness for care instructions then Mouldy! The flowers really do smell of chocolate too ... good luck with it ... :o)

Yes, Liasciubba, if you stroke the petals it releases a strong aroma of chocolate. Wonderful. Lol.
It's latin name is Cosmos atrosanguineus, presumably to do with the blood-like colour of the root and flower stems.
I bought mine from Tesco, Shirley & the boxes the bulbs, roots & tubers are packed in are fairly informative, thank goodness.
Saves me pestering goyers every five minutes. ;-)

What A Beautiful flowers.