| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Plant Height: | 30 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 18 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Russet Other: dark red to a maroon dark browm |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Start indoors Other info: Seed is impossible. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Tuberous root |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| jmorth | On April 20, 2014 | Obtained plant Brent and Beckys |
| KelliW | On March 4, 2019 | Seeds germinated 1 germinated |
| KelliW | On February 23, 2019 | Seeds sown indoors, seeds from chiltern 'black magic', sown in paper towel |
| ShawnSteve | On June 4, 2022 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Tubers had arrived so very late, I think they'd already rotted. AKA, "D.O.A." Rather unfortunately. |
| ShawnSteve | On April 5, 2022 | Seeds germinated From Uprising Seeds packet. About completed with germination, of around a dozen seedlings. (Ex. C.F. Farm.) Sent as a gift from Loretta, earlier on, during late Winter. |
| ShawnSteve | On April 5, 2022 | Plant emerged Cv. 'C.F.F. Chocolat' already starting to grow, from (self fertile,) tuber, recently received from Chocolate Flower Farm. |
| ShawnSteve | On December 30, 2021 | Miscellaneous Event Pre-odered tuber, for Spring delivery of seed producing cultivar. |
| ShawnSteve | On August 27, 2021 | Seeds germinated Sourced from Chocolate Flower Farm. Seed cv. 'CFF Chocolat', in special production, by Marie. U.S. supplier of not only seeds, yet tubers & plants too, of fertile varieties. (When "in stock".) |
| ShawnSteve | On July 5, 2021 | Miscellaneous Event Not certain about differences in color of the cotyledons with these seedlings If are any indication of ones that are weaker, due to being more closely like, that of true to species. Or if because of tending to be more like those with more of mixed ancestry. While three are much darker green in color, & growing quite strongly, & more normally than those three, which are obviously much weaker, having the pale cotyledons. I should think the more normally appearing, & better growing ones, should grow more quickly, & flower sooner. Hopefully, some will produce tubers, prior to entering into dormancy. In any case, should like to get ahold of the older version, of atrosanguineus, next year. For possible future cross pollination attempts. |
| ShawnSteve | On July 3, 2021 | Seeds germinated That was rather quick ! (I was concerned, a couple may have rotted, during time spent indoors with cold A.C.) while germinating, during heavy downpours As I'd brought them indoors, to avoid being hit by "Flash Flood", & possibilty having been completely washed away. |
| ShawnSteve | On June 26, 2021 | Seeds sown Seed variety, of 'Black Magic'. While it is summer, I'm not waiting for cooler weather, to start these seeds. |
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| flopper? by Onewish1 | Jul 2, 2012 12:45 AM | 6 |
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