General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Multi-Color: red, yellow, pink, orange
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
4"-5"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ

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Common names
  • Plume Plant
  • Cockscomb
  • Feathered Amaranth (Plumosa Group)
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Celosia argentea
  • Synonym: Celosia plumosa
Also sold as:
  • Celosia argentea var. plumosa

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Location: NW WI
Date: 4000-08-19
Location: Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
Date: 2018-03-14
Celosia Pampas Plume seedlings

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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photo credit: Dwight Sipler
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lovesblooms On July 21, 2015 Bloomed
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