Botanical Name: Berlandiera lyrata
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Common Name: Chocolate Flower  
Plant photo of: Berlandiera lyrata
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

Chocolate flower is a shrubby, branched perennial that grows to about 1 or 2 feet tall and wide. Leaves are deep green above and whitish underneath, and are small and fine. Flowers are daisy-lie, with yellow rays and a green eye surrounded in red. Flowers bloom at night from late spring to frost, and smell like chocolate, with the aroma being most noticeable in early to mid-morning before the petals close up or drop. Really. A lovely, tough perennial that smells like chocolate. It's native to grassy plains and so is lovely in a meadow-like setting, though it also fits in well with a more cottage-style perennial border.