Celosia Plumosa Plantation. How to grow and care for celosia plant celosia plumosa also known as cockscomb is one of the hardiest annual that you can grow at your home. The plant is a tender perennial and only lasts for one season.
Whether you plant the plumed type with its striking upright spires or the crested type with its fascinating twisted form you ll love using celosia in bouquets. The flowers are hermaphrodites. Plumosa flowers are bushy and look like flames.
Celosia celosia plumosa are vibrant annual plants that produce feathery fire like plumes in brilliant shades of red yellow scarlet and orange due to their high tolerance to dry areas and the heat they require little maintenance once established and are a great feature for any garden.
Whether you plant the plumed type with its striking upright spires or the crested type with its fascinating twisted form you ll love using celosia in bouquets. The flowers are beautiful fresh but they can be dried easily if hung upside down. Celosia s iː ˈ l oʊ ʃ i ə see loh shee ə is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family amaranthaceae the generic name is derived from the ancient greek word κήλεος kḗleos meaning burning and refers to the flame like flower heads species are commonly known as woolflowers or if the flower heads are crested by fasciation cockscombs. Plumosa group plants commonly called feather celosia plumed celosia or feathered amaranth feature narrow pyramidal plume like flower heads 4 10 long composed of tiny densely packed vividly colored flowers.