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Amaranthaceae
Silver cock's comb
Celosia argentea
Also known as Silvery celosia, Celosia, Silver cockscomb, Amaranthus purpureus
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Celosia · Tropical · Ornamental · Cut-Flower · Colorful · Annual · Summer-Bloom · Container · Bedding-Plant · Plume
Silver cock's comb is a vibrant tropical plant prized for its feathery, flame-like flower plumes in shades of pink, red, orange, and yellow. Plant in full sun with consistently moist, well-draining soil and provide regular water during dry spells to keep its blooms at their best. It performs excellently in summer borders, containers, and as a striking cut flower.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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