| Celosia | |
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Common Names: spiked celosia or wheat celosia. |
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Scientific Name |
Plant Family |
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Celosia spikata |
Amaranthaceae |
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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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Thumbnails |
Honors |
Class - Red-violet |
Seed Company |
Overall Rating |
Comments |
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| Best-of-class, uncontested. | 'Kosmo Purple Red' | Kieft Seeds of Holland | 3.8 | 246. Limited to one rating - performance affected by soilborne disease and some arthropods. See full listing. | ||