Celosia
Celosia: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Celosia here refers to ornamental plants of the genus Celosia in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Garden forms are often associated with Celosia argentea and arranged into horticultural groups according to their inflorescences. A cockscomb is only one possible outline. Other forms produce plumes or narrow spikes, with selections differing in height, branching and colour rather than sharing one fixed appearance.Cristata forms have a widened, wavy and folded flower structure resembling a crest. Its dense surface looks velvety and almost sculptural. Plumosa forms instead have upright, branched inflorescences that create a visually softer plume. Spicata forms develop elongated spikes, often several per plant, recalling small ears of grain. These names describe horticultural forms rather than three obligatory colours or three plants with identical growth habits.In each case, the visible structure consists of many very small flowers packed together. The colour does not belong to one large flower with a single corolla.…
