Celosia

Common Names: spiked celosia or wheat celosia.

Scientific Name

Plant Family

Celosia spikata

Amaranthaceae

Common plant pest problems: arthropods such as insects, mites and pill bugs; gastropods such as slugs and snails; plant diseases such as fungus, bacteria and virus.

Insects/other: aphids, spider mites and false chinch bug (Nysius raphanus) has been observed on other cultivars.
Disease: leaf spots, caused by the fungi Alternaria, Cercospora, and Phyllosticta can occur on celosia.

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Honors

Class - Red-violet

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Best-of-class, uncontested. 'Kosmo Purple Red'

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Kieft Seeds of Holland 3.8 246.  Limited to one rating - performance affected by soilborne disease and some arthropods.  See full listing.