Plant provides lots of flowers for fresh or dried bouquets and for easy access might be best planted in a cut flower garden or to add color in the perennial border.
Celosia argentea var. cristata 'Cramer's Burgundy'
Cockscomb
Tips for Homeowners:
Best to provide full sun and moist, but well-drained, loose soil.
Rate this Plant:
A popular annual with an interesting flower that when cut for fresh bouquets will last for 3 weeks or more.
- Crested flower type 4-5" across
- Great unusual cut flower
- Vigorous grower
Height: 30-36 in
Spread: 15-24 in
Zone: 10-11
Color: Burgundy
Interesting Notes about Cockscomb:
Celosia varieties provide a multitude of flower types to include the crested, plume or spicata types and all of them are very easy to grow in containers, gardens or borders. 'Cramer's Burgundy' is a crested flower with waves of velvety blooms where the plant could produce as many as 10 flowers at a time. The flower has a long vase life plus holds its color when dried.
Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes:
- Garden
- Dried Flower/Foliage
- Long Blooming
- Border or Bed
- Fast Growing
- Blooms all Season
- Mass Planting
- Cut Flower/ Foliage
- Summer Bloomer
- Heat Tolerant
Foliage Color:
- Green
Exposure:
- Full Sun
Attracts Wildlife:
- Attracts Humming-birds
- Attracts Butterflies
Critter Resistance:
- Deer Resistant
Habit:
- Upright
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Summer
Soil Moisture:
- Average Water