kriscraft99

oh great idea!! I should have some note cards printed up and give them to her for Christmas :thumbup:

maryel

Just gorgeous!

ube quilting

It is called a cocks comb and quite appropriate! You can save the seeds or let them spread naturaly. You have a beauty.

BMP

I have never seen those, its beautiful. I wonder if they would grow in NY ...

Libster

That's a Rooster's Comb. They're pretty common in the South. I love them. They can be a touch cranky about being transplanted. Once established, they'll come back from seed each year. Enjoy.

meemersmom

Full name of this one is celosia argentea -- common name is Cockscomb -- (the taller variety pictured here is is known as 'cristata') is a tropical that is a prolific self-sowing annual that will work in almost any zone if started indoors and not put out until all chance of frost has passed. I can grow them here in Buffalo, so you should be able to do the same in Elmira. They will bloom from early to mid-July, and hard frost will kill them off. I plant almost exclusively perennials -- this is one of the few annuals I make room for.

blueangel

It's beautiful

alikat110

The color is so rich! Gorgeous

pocoellie

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

Greenheron

Right and with a little work they can be dried for winter decoration. Cut flowers before they are fully blown on a dry day and hang upside down in dry dim place. The color deepens as the flowers dry. If the flowers are heavy reinforce stems with wire before arranging.