What is Cockscomb?
COCKSCOMB, also known as Cristata or Simply Celosia, is a colorful annual flower with a bizarre shape that resembles the folds of the rooster or brain. The plant is originally from Africa, but is widely grown around the world for use in dried floral arrangements, ornamental borders and for adding colors to the autumn garden. Flowers come in a series of live colors, including red, orange, pink, yellow and rich gold, and bloom well in the autumn, especially if Cockscomb plants are commonly dead and well care for them. In addition to doing well in the garden, Cockscomb also thrives like an outdoor flower pot. From the plant, strangely shaped flowers appear as combs and can be larger than the human hand. Cockscomb thrives in all USDA Zones, although it is not very frost resistant and should always be planted after the last frost in colder areas. When planting COCKSCOMB, keep seedlings around 12 inches (30 centimeters) apart to make mature plants haveEnough space for growth and maintain soil with damp but not with an awkward. To minimize the transplantation impact, seedlings can be triggered in peat pots, which can be planted directly with seedlings to provide mulching and fertilizers.
One of the more attractive properties of Cockscomb in that it is doing well in bad soil, even if it prefers a full sun on a partial shadow. In the areas of garden where other plants are fighting, Cockscomb often starts. If it is allowed to grow for several years, the plant will help restore the soil so that other plants can grow there, especially if you mulch dead plants to the soil at the end of the season rather than remove them. Cockscomb also has a late flowering period; The bright colors of Cockscomb rejuvenate the tired autumn garden and will also be preserved if the flower is dried.
When selecting a Cockshomb for drying, select large, well -created flowers with a living colorand without a sign of browning or wilting. Collect flowers with a stem as long as possible to allow you to greater flexibility in the arrangement of dried flowers and dry them with the selection method. Do not forget to leave the flowers behind to reappear for next year, and when the plants have died completely, remove them from the soil and add to the garden compost.