- CELOSIA -
Genus name comes from a Greek word meaning “burning” in probable reference to flower head appearance.
Celosia argentea is comprised of two groups. Plumed celosia belongs to the Plumosa group, which bears fluffy, feathery heads composed of hundreds of tiny flowers.
The Cristata group, best known today as crested celosia or cockscomb, is suggestive of a highly colored brain. Some varieties are wider than others; the narrow ones definitely are reminiscent of a rooster’s comb. The "crenellations" of Bombay mix (3 to 4 feet tall with 18-inch flower heads in 5 colors: purple, deep red, wine red, gold, and yellow gold) are very narrow and look like folds of elegant French ribbon - darker on the outside, lighter colored inside.
Celosia spicata, spiked cockscomb, is also known as wheat celosia for its narrow, spiky flower heads, reminiscent of heads of wheat.
The Argentea is cultivated for its tall, showy heads of dainty, plumed flowers, while the Cristata, (the true 'cockscomb"), is a lower growing plant, and produces distinctive heads of stiff, compact, densely packed blooms.
This fun flower can be available seasonally at "Original" Heroman's Florist, your baton rouge florist for all of your delivering of flowers.
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