Scientific Name:
Celosia argentea
(syn.
C. cristata
)
Pronunciation:
seh-LOE-see-uh are-JEN-tee-uh
Common Name:
cockscomb, plumed celosia
Family Name:
Amaranthaceae
Plant Type:
Annual
Key ID Features:
Florets very small, densely packed, and bloom profusely throughout summer to fall in a feathery or in a brain coral-like inflorescence.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Bronze
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear, Ovate
Apices:
Attenuate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)
Course(s):
- HORT 1193/1293
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed