How to tend a Celosia cristata
Also known as: Celosia argentea f. cristata (L.) Schinz, Amaranthus cristatus Noronha, Amaranthus huttonii Hort.Veitch., Amaranthus pyramidalis Noronha, Celosia argentea var. cristata (L.) Kuntze, Celosia aurea T.Moore, Celosia castrensis L., Celosia cernua Roxb., Celosia coccinea L., Celosia comosa Retz., Celosia cristata L., Celosia debilis S.Moore, Celosia huttonii Mast., Celosia japonica Houtt., Celosia japonica Mart., Celosia linearis Sweet ex Hook.f., Celosia margaritacea L., Celosia marylandica Retz., Celosia pallida Salisb., Celosia plumosa hort. ex Burvenich, Celosia purpurea J.St.-Hil., Celosia purpurea St.Hil. ex Steud., Celosia pyramidalis Burm.f., Celosia splendens Schumach. & Thonn., Celosia swinhoei Hemsl., Chamissoa margaritacea (L.) Schouw, Amaranthus purpureus Nieuwl., Celosia argentea f. argentea , Celosia argentea var. argentea
Log in to add this plantWatering
Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, grows in sunny places
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Africa, Tropical Americas, India
- Category
- Amaranthaceae, Celosia
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering and fruiting period July-September
- Flower colors
- red, purple, yellow, orange or red yellow in mixture
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