Common names:
Feather Celosia
Cockscomb
Feathered Amaranth
Woolflower

Also sold as:
  • New Look Red

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:In Water
Wet
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4a
Leaves:Glaucous
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Flower Color:Green
Flower Time:Late winter and early spring
Fall
Year Round
Uses:Salad greens
Dried Flower
Propagation: Seeds:Start indoors
Containers:Prefers to be under-potted
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

Younger leaves are green, turn to red in the sun. Both have red v

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