General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 1 foot
Plant Spread: 1 foot
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 1990 National

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

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Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-08-07
outgrown skin cast off from a cicada

Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 3, 2013 5:15 PM concerning plant:
    Thrives in hot, dry climates. Can be subject to damping off.

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