{"title":"Berlandiera","description":"\u003cp\u003eBerlandiera is a genus of native US perennial wildflowers that with an amazing trait...their flowers smell like milk chocolate! The scent builds up throughout the night and is strongest in the early morning when it can be smelled from several feet away...a large patch of Berlandiera flowers can scent an entire bed. I've heard that the stamens (male flower parts) also taste like chocolate but have not tasted them myself. The flowers of berlandiera close partially during the day and open up again in late afternoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to the scent Berlandiera has two other things going for it. 1) Berlandiera is extremely heat and drought tolerant...its native habitat is open fields from North Carolina to Arizona and Mexico. And 2) the lovely, yellow, small, daisy-like Berlandiera flowers are produced over an extremely long period of time...spring and summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003eTips for Growing Berlandiera (Chocolate Flower)\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBerlandiera prefers to grow in full sun in a variety of soils. Berlandiera looks good when grown in a large patch or when combined with \u003ca title=\"achillea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/achillea\"\u003eachillea\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"baptisia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/baptisia-australis-false-indigo\"\u003ebaptisia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"ornamental grasses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/decorative-ornamental-grasses-tall-small-dwarf-plant-varieties\"\u003eornamental grasses\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca title=\"salvia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/salvia-greggii-guaranitica-farinacea-nemorosa\"\u003esalvia\u003c\/a\u003e. When you are ready to buy berlandiera for your perennial garden, check out our on-line offering of berlandiera for sale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"berlandiera-pumila-chocoholic","title":"Berlandiera pumila Chocoholic","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you're thinking...oh, another DYC (damn yellow composite)...you couldn't be more wrong. This splendid chocolate flower species can be found growing in sandy soils, open fields, and along forest edges from NC west to east central Texas, but is virtually unknown by the horticultural world. Berlandiera 'Chocoholic' is our 2019 introduction of a seed strain from Lee Co. Texas that makes a tight clump of sturdy 3' tall upright, light green stems adorned with widely spaced, 3\" long, wavy, light green leaves. The stems are topped from May-September with clusters of 2\" yellow daisies that emit a delicious fragrance of chocolate...especially in the morning. Berlandiera pumila 'Chocoholic' has proven to be the easiest of the chocolate flower selections to grow in our trials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F-J6ZDpAqlM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028337925,"sku":"8092","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Berlandiera-pumila-Chocoholic.i-8092.s-68049.r-1.jpg?v=1792085868"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Berlandiera-pumila-Chocoholic-1900x350.jpg?v=1684841742","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/berlandiera.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}