Feather cockscomb

Celosia argentea var. plumosa

Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)

Flower name
Feather cockscomb
Scientific name
Celosia argentea var. plumosa
Alias羽毛鶏頭, Plumosa, プルモサ, フサゲイトウ, 房鶏頭, セロシア
Place of originCultivated variety, (Asia and Africa)
Place of floweringGarden, Cut flowers, flower arrangement, Botanical Gardens, Horticultural species
Flowering seasonJuly, August, September, October, November

What is Feather cockscomb

Feather cockscomb or Umou keitou (scientific name: Celosia argentea var. Plumosa) is a cultivar of Asiatic-African native Celosia argente and is a non-cold tolerant annual plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. Since the corolla is as soft as a feather, it is also called the Fusageitou in Japanese. It is a plumosa chicken head and is called 'Feather cockscomb', which means the feather chicken head in English. In general, what is thought to be a flower is not a flower, but a stem that is deformed and colored. Real flowers are small white ones near the base of the stem.

Common name: Feather cockscomb, scientific name:Celosia argentea var. plumosa, Origin: Horticulture varieties native to Asia, Africa , plant height: 15 cm (fertile varieties)-80 cm, leaf shape: egg-shaped needle shape / long oval, Phyllotaxis: alternate, petal: no, number of pods: 5, number of stamens: 5, ovary: 1 (with long style), fruit type: follicle, seed color: black.