Cosmos atrosanguineus | Hot Chocolate Katie Smyth where they self-seed freely

where they self-seed freely

Perennial | Hardy - not frost tender

By Erin Benzakein with Julie Jorgensen & Julie Chai | Photographs Chris Benzakein

heart-shaped flowers with deeply cut

Persicaria amplexicaulis is a vigorous perennial hardy upright perennial which forms bushy clumps of large green leaves with abundant stems of red flowers that sit atop the leaves

Cosmos atrosanguineus | Hot Chocolate Katie Smyth where they self-seed freelyHeavenly scented Chocolate cosmos is absolutely gorgeous and is a must have at the front of your perennial border, where you can brush past it or bend down and sniff its rich chocolatey scent. It will grow into a substantial clump over time. Tall dark stems are topped with deep burgundy chocolate flowers which smell just like rich dark chocolate from mid summer through to autumn. Beautiful in a vase on their own, or with other summer flowers. It grows