General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 6-8 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Yellow
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Cockscomb
  • Plume Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Celosia argentea
  • Synonym: Celosia plumosa
Also sold as:
  • Celosia argentea var. plumosa

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  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-05-19
colors in flats at local market
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2019-06-09

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