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For those who crave chocolate
and can't get enough can now savor the sweetness without gaining
a pound or feeling guilty. Plant a chocolate lover's garden!
When I came across some chocolate
cosmos in a seed catalog (www.jungseed.com) my blood sugar rose just
thinking about a chocolate garden. Not to mention a sweet idea
for an article!
The fudgy flowers of the carob
color cosmos are a hardy perennial to zone 6 with some protection.
Blooms late only to tease your senses with a rich reward.
The chocolate flower (Berlandieva
Iytata) is a irresistible daisy for those chocoholics who can't
get enough, another perennial, hardy to only zone 4, it reseeds
itself which makes it the gift that keeps giving..
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A herbal cocoa treat is the chocolate
mint, invasive as other mints, but can be tamed in a container
or bed of it's own. Makes a wonderful tea, or just pick and chew
on the leaves for an bitter sweet taste sensation.
For geranium fans, there is a
chocolate peppermint variety Pelargonium). The aroma from these
leaves are worth planting alone, smelling like a York peppermint
patty! A speedy grower with a chocolate center and a scent to
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A true chocolate lover's delight
would be the Akebia Quinata, a vine with cocoa blossoms that
grace the air with a vanilla fragrance. Plants are hardy to zone
5 and climb easily, perfect for a tower to guard over this sinful
and semi sweet garden.
So, if your in need of a unique
gift idea for your valentine this year, one that loves to garden,
forget that box of chocolates, give them the fat free garden
to plant, they will love you for it, and so will their hips!
© Copyright 2002 Sue Neitzel
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