Century Pink cockscomb
Celosia argentea 'Century Pink'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Century Pink' cockscomb (Celosia argentea 'Century Pink') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and accents. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy or loamy soil. It grows fast, and butterflies and bees visit the blooms. Deer tend to pass it by. Flowers appear from early to late summer and again in autumn.
Pairs well with Mammoth Grey Stripe sunflower, Isabel dahlia, and Hyacinth bean.