General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Trade name information:
Series: Bombay
Trade Name: Purple
Cultivar name: 'PAS4913'
Common names
  • Cockscomb (Cristata Group)
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Celosia argentea
  • Synonym: Celosia argentea var. cristata

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Location: b
Date: 2016-10-02

Credit: Fleuroselect, used with permission

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