Cockscomb
Celosia argentea
Zones 2–11annual24" tall🐝 pollinator
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Peak bloom: August
How to plant
Start indoors 4 weeks before last frost or direct-sow after. Velvety, brain-like plumes.
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Spacing
- 10" between plants
- Mature height
- 24"
- Row placement
- mid of bed
From authoritative sources
Aggregated from USDA PLANTS.
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