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Flower
Celosia (Cockscomb)
Celosia argentea
Plume or crested flowers in vivid colors. Thrives in summer heat.
Recommended uses
- Borders
- Containers
- Cut flowers
- Plant type
- Annual flower
- Annual / perennial
- Annual
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun
- Shade tolerance
- Low
- Water needs
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Bloom color
- Red, Orange, Yellow, Pink
- Mature height
- 1–2 ft
- Mature width
- 1 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Medium