Celosia

Celosia argentea plumosa
An annual reaching up to 4 x 1.5 ( record is 7 x 2.3 ) feet. Great for use in landscape borders and in pots.
The leaves, up to 6 x 2.5 inches, are luxuriant mid-green.
The plume-like flower inflorescences, up to 9 inches in length, are yellow, orange or red. The flowers are borne all summer long, often until autumn frost.
Thrives in full sun on just about any fertile, well drained soil. Prefers a warm site and is drought tolerant. Plant during spring after threat of frost has passed.

* photo taken on July 31 2011 @ Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, NY



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* photo taken on Sep 14 2012 in Ellicott City, MD

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* photos taken on Sep 5 2016 in Laurel, MD

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* photos taken on Nov 10 2020 @ Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD

* photos taken on July 13 2021 @ Hershey Gardens, Hershey, PA

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'Fairy Fountains'
Similar but dwarf in habit, reaching only 1 foot in height.

'Intenz'
Reaches up to 18 inches in height with bright purple-pink plumes, up to 3.2 inches long.
The leaves are up to 6 x 2.2 inches in size. The foliage is leathery.

* photos taken on Aug 11 2023 in Ellicott City, MD

'Pampas Plume'
Vigorous and compact, reaching up to 3.3 x 2.5 feet. It is one of the best cultivars.
The foliage is purple.
The flowers are deep rose-pink.

Celosia argentea spicata
An annual reaching up to 2.2 x 2.5 feet. Great for use in landscape borders and in pots.
The leaves, up to 6 x 2.5 inches, are luxuriant mid-green.
The long narrow ( look like lizard tails ) inflorescences, up to 9 inches in length, are pink. The flowers are borne all summer long, often until autumn frost.

* photo taken on Aug 31 2015 in Columbia, MD

* photo taken on Sep 12 2018 in Columbia, MD

* photo taken on Sep 20 2021 in Columbia, MD