Celosia Plumosa Red. Look for varieties with red foliage to heat up the display even more. Also called as chi kuan in china.
The plumosa flower grows in containers flower beds and indoors. Celosia is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family. Crested celosias have wrinkled looking flowers that look like tight coils that resemble the structures of a brain or the comb of a rooster hence the common name cockscomb.
There are many celosia varieties for this type to choose from such as the fresh look red flower that has feathery plumes.
With its upright habit of growth it is best suited for use as a thriller in the spiller thriller filler container combination. Plumosa is most correctly a type of celosia rather than a species indicating that the chosen variety has flowers that are upright plumes. Other common names cockscomb glow red. There are many celosia varieties for this type to choose from such as the fresh look red flower that has feathery plumes.