Ice Cream Pink cockscomb
Celosia argentea 'Ice Cream Pink'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ice Cream Pink' cockscomb (Celosia argentea 'Ice Cream Pink') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flowers. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows fast to about 12 inches tall and has an erect habit. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Ageratum, African marigold, Zinnia, and Black-eyed Susan.