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Homes & Gardens
Thomas Rutter

How to grow celosia – the flowering plant that is unapologetically over-the-top

Celosia flowers in red, pink, yellow and orange.

Celosia is many things... vibrant, flamboyant, but understated? Certainly not. If you are thinking about flower bed ideas and want bold, bright colors for the year ahead, then celosia might just be the plant for you. 

This tender annual is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas and is renowned for its vibrant and distinctive flower heads, with colors including red, orange, yellow, and pink. Whilst celosia is unable to withstand cold weather and frosts in fall and winter, during the spring to summer months you will be spoilt for show-stopping flowers. 

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