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celosia

Plant

  • Annual bedding plant
  • Up to 24" tall

Stem

  • Alternate leaf arrangement
  • Vertical ridges

Leaf

  • Up to 2" long
  • Linear to ovate or lance-shaped
  • Alternate, simple, smooth-edged
  • Some are bronze or have red edges

Flower

  • Feathery spikes (plumosa) or compacted, branched "combs" (cristata)
  • Yellow, orange, pink, red