Red Raven Cockscomb Celosia cockscomb
Celosia argentea 'Red Raven Cockscomb Celosia'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall10 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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'Red Raven Cockscomb Celosia' (Celosia argentea 'Red Raven Cockscomb Celosia') is an annual for borders, containers, and low maintenance beds. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It grows 12 to 36 inches tall and spreads about 10 inches. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, and it is drought tolerant once settled in.
Pairs well with Ageratum, African marigold, Zinnia, and Black-eyed Susan.