CELOCIA FRESH

Botanical Name : Celosia argentea var. plumosa
Common Name : Cockscomb, Woolflower, Red Fox
Availability: Summer through Fall
Shelf Life: 7-10 Days
Color: Vibrant yellows, Pinks, reds, and Golds
No Flower Frangrance
Sold by: Bunches
Bunches: 10stms per bunch
Cases - See Farm Direct Section

Product Use : Cut Flower
Pronunciation : sel-O-see-a ar-JEN-tee-a ploo-MO-sa
Family Roots : Member of the Amaranthaceae (amaranth) family.

Native of Tropical and Subtropical Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Some common relatives include love-lies-bleeding, gomphrena and blood-leaf.
Personality : Flowers in feathery plume 2-6 inches long at stem ends.

Stems leafy, 12-28 inches long.

Plant is an annual, classed as a dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined.


Ethylene Sensitivity : Varies
Ethylene Comments : No to slight ethylene sensitivity, depending on cultivar.

Care and Handling: Remove bottom leaves if present, recut stems under water and place into a a water and bleach or hydration solution. Leaves wilt before flowers, change vase solution frequently.
Preharvest &

Tidbits : The scientific name is from the Greek word "kelos" which means burning and refers to the brightly colored and character of the flowers. The variety name 'plumosa' means feathery.

Many members of the amaranth family are considered weeds such as pigweed, tumbleweed and water hemp.

A favorite cultivar is 'Kimono' having many colors. Good as dried flower. Remove leaves before drying.

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