Celosia Flower Care & Propagation Guide

Celosia flower is a common flower with strong vitality and many flowers. Celosia flower has many varieties, including high, medium and low plant shapes, and its flower colors are also very diverse, so it is often used for flower bed planting. However, many friends who like Celosia flower don't know the Propagation methods and precautions of cockscomb. Today, let's take a look at how to plant Celosia flower and the precautions and water and fertilizer management when planting Celosia flower!

Celosia Flower Quick Info

Botanical/Scientific Name	Celosia
Common Name	Red Fox, Feather Cockscomb,Red Spinach
Varieties	Crested Celosia, Plumed Celosia and Spike Celosia
Uses	Treatment of headache, sores, ulcers, eye inflammations, skin eruption, painful menstruation and carpal tunnel syndrome
Origin	Africa, Asia, Indonesia and South America
Light Care	Full sun
Soil Care	Well-drained, nutrient-rich soil
Temperature Care	At least 60°F/16°C
Humidity Care	Consistently moist but never saturated
Watering	Regular watering
Pruning Care	Cut about 1.25 cm above the flower
Fertilizer Care	3-1-2 liquid fertilizer
Propagation	Via cuttings as well in about 3-4 weeks
Toxic	Not cause harm to animals if eaten

Celosia Flower Care in Detail

Celosia Flower Watering

We should know that Celosia flower should apply enough base fertilizer before planting, and half of the soil and fertilizer should be mixed. Celosia flower should also be watered properly during its growth. The basin soil should not be too wet, and it is better to be dry. Some phosphate fertilizer can be applied at the later stage of growth, which can make the flowers huge. At the mature stage of Celosia flower seeds, we should add less water and fertilizer, so as to keep the flowers colorful for a long time.

Celosia Flower Soil

Celosia flower's requirements for soil are not very strict. However, the sandy soil with high and dry terrain, sunny, fertile and good drainage performance is the best soil suitable for Celosia flower. Celosia flower is afraid of drought, but it is afraid of waterlogging, so it should be watered properly in summer, but there should be no ponding. If it is cloudy and rainy, drain the water in the flowerpot in time.

Celosia Flower Light

Celosia flower likes to grow in a high-temperature and dry environment, likes sunshine, is resistant to barren, not cold, and is afraid of ponding. Therefore, it is very simple to pay more attention to sunshine and watering when Propagation. Celosia flower is generally cultivated as a flower bed, and occasionally as a potted plant, it is not cultivated from the seedling, but directly transplanted from the ground to the pot during the flowering period.

Celosia Flower Temperature

Celosia flower likes a warm environment and needs plenty of sunshine when growing. The sunshine is at least 4 hours a day, so we should pay attention to the sun when propagating Celosia flower. The temperature suitable for the growth of Celosia flower is between 18-28 degrees. When the temperature is low, it grows slowly, and the plant dies after winter.

Celosia Flower Humidity

Celosia flower is an annual herb. It likes warm and dry climate, but it is not resistant to drought and waterlogging. It especially likes sunshine. However, Celosia flower has low requirements for soil, and can be planted in general soil. The sowing is generally from April to May every year. Because Celosia flower is an annual plant, it grows very fast. The flowers will bloom 2-3 months after sowing. It is the flowering period of cockscomb from summer to autumn.

Celosia Flower Fertilizer

Celosia flower is suitable to be planted in a well ventilated place. Generally, there is little demand for watering and fertilization. We can fertilize Celosia flower before its flowering period. During Celosia flower's cockscomb seedling, root rot is easy to occur. Carbendazim can be mixed with water for watering; Celosia flower is easy to attract caterpillars. We can spray pyrethroids on the leaves.
At ordinary times, Celosia flower has requirements for fertilizer, let alone flowering. Compound fertilizer needs to be applied once or twice before flowering and during flowering. In addition, you need to pay attention to the fertilizer containing n as little as possible. Otherwise, it is likely to grow only stems and leaves. At least this will hinder the flowering of Celosia flower, or it may lead to lodging.

Celosia Flower Pruning

The beautiful Celosia flower needs pruning to ensure that plants do not overgrow. If necessary in the planting process, kneading treatment is also needed to promote the growth of plant branches. If the cultured Celosia flower is used as cut flower, the tender leaves can be removed when the plant grows to 20 cm high. The amount of fertilizer required during the growth of Celosia flower is not high, but it is not unnecessary, but the amount of fertilizer is relatively small. Before entering the flower pot, the potting soil should be fully fertilized, and topdressing can be carried out before flowering in autumn.
As long as flowering plants are inseparable from sunlight, Celosia flower is no exception. If it grows in an environment with insufficient sunlight, the inflorescence of Celosia flower will become smaller and smaller, which greatly reduces the ornamental value of the appearance of cockscomb. Severe lack of light can also cause flowers to wither and die. This shows how important sunlight is to Celosia flower. If the daily illumination of Celosia flower can be guaranteed to reach more than a few hours, the quality of this flower will never be questioned.

Celosia Flower Repotting

Generally, Celosia flower seedlings propagated in summer have grown to 6 cm high. At this time, repotting can be carried out according to the row spacing of 30 cm and the plant spacing of 20 cm. When Celosia flower repotting is transplanted, some of the original soil must be left to wrap the roots, and Celosia flower must be watered after repotting. In the seedling stage, it is necessary to loosen the soil and weed without too much watering. When the seedling is 30 cm high, it should be topdressed once. Water properly after flowering and heading.
Celosia flower can be transplanted when the seedlings grow 2-4 leaves in spring during planting. It should be deeply planted slightly during transplanting. Only leaves should be retained on the soil surface, and the soil should not be wet. When the inflorescence of Celosia flower occurs, turn the basin and replace it with a 16-23cm deep basin. We pour water before Celosia flower repotting. When we are in Celosia flower repotting, we should pay attention to planting short flowers in small pots and higher flowers in deep pots.

Celosia Flower Pest & Disease Control

Leaf spot disease mostly occurs on the lower leaves of Celosia flower. The pathogen is a fungus of Fusarium spp. of semiknow. Hyphae and spores overwinter in plant residues and soil and spread by means of wind and rain, irrigation, watering and splashing.
At the initial stage, the lesion is brown. After expansion, the lesion becomes round or oval, the edge is dark brown to purplish brown, and the center of the lesion is grayish brown to grayish white.
In the later stage, the leaves of Celosia flower gradually shrink, dry and fall off. Under wet weather conditions, pink molds, i.e. conidia of pathogenic bacteria, appear on the disease spots.
After Celosia flower suffers from bacterial wilt, there are water stains, oval or irregular brown spots at the stem base or underground root of the seedling, which are gradually concave, and the edges of the leaves are more obvious.
When the disease spot of Celosia flower expands and surrounds the stem for one week, the stem above withers and dies, which is generally not folded down, so it is called bacterial wilt. There are often little obvious gray white to gray brown arachnoid filamentous mold in the disease part, and gray brown or gray white biofilm often grows in high humidity, that is, basidiospores and basidiospores.
Epidemic disease is a destructive disease of Celosia Flower, which mainly causes damage to stems, leaves and branches. Incidence rate is high and develops rapidly.
At the initial stage of the disease, Celosia flower appeared water stains and dark green irregular spots, which gradually expanded and spread.
At the later stage of Celosia flower's illness, the lesion was dark brown and the edge was not obvious. The disease developed rapidly, and soon extended to the middle, and even patches appeared at the top. In severe cases, the stem of the whole plant was black.
The injured leaves mostly occur at the leaf edge and leaf base. After the injured petioles, the leaves wither and droop. When it is wet, the diseased parts produce sparse white mold.
In the high temperature and high humidity season, we should pay attention to the drainage and ventilation of Celosia flower, prevent the soil from splashing on the leaves during watering, and do not pour on the leaf surface during watering, so as to reduce the disease conditions. (Find more fall flowers here.)
At the initial stage of Celosia flower, we can spray 700 times 75% chlorothalonil wettable powder or 600 times mancozeb wettable powder to wet the soil under the plant. If we find that Celosia flower is seriously ill, it shall be destroyed immediately, and 70% pentachloronitrobenzene powder 5g-10g / plant shall be applied every day to disinfect the soil to prevent expansion and spread.

Celosia Flower Propagation

Celosia Flower Sowing Propagation

We propagate Celosia flower with sowing method. It is suitable to sow Celosia flower when the temperature is about 25-25 degrees from April to May. We should select the seedbed before sowing, turn it over, and then apply some rotten organic fertilizer as the base fertilizer. When sowing, mix the seeds into fine sandy soil and sow them. The seeds of Celosia flower are very small, so after sowing, you only need to sprinkle 2-3mm soil thinly, which is not suitable for deep sowing. After Celosia flower is sown, spray some water on the soil and then shade it properly. Generally, Celosia flower can emerge in 10-15 days when the temperature is 15-20 degrees.
The planting method of Celosia flower needs to be divided according to its purpose. If it is used in landscaping, it can be mixed with other flowers and plants. This can directly mix Celosia flower seeds with other flower seeds, and then spread them on the site that needs greening; If it is used to build a flower sea, first plough the land, break the mud in the soil, then apply some organic fertilizer in the soil, and finally sow the seeds of Celosia flower in the soil. In this way, planting and sowing once can have many years of income.
The sowing season of Celosia flower is spring. Soak the seeds in cold water for 5 ~ 6 days before sowing. Celosia flower's seeds are small and can be mixed and sown with sand. Before sowing, the basin soil shall be soaked, and the thickness of soil cover shall be such that no seeds can be seen. Cover the basin with glass and remove it in time after budding. The most suitable temperature for seed germination of Celosia flower is 17 ~ 21 °. When Celosia flower seedlings grow two leaves, they begin to be transplanted and planted separately in pots or open fields. The upper basin of Celosia flower should be slightly deeper, only leaves should be left on the basin soil, and 1:1 loam and fertile soil can be used. If you want to plant a large Celosia flower in a pot, you need to change a larger flower pot, but be careful not to loose the lump, otherwise the slow seedling time will be too long and even lead to death.

Celosia Flower Cutting Propagation

Celosia flower can also be propagated by cutting. The method of Celosia flower cutting propagation is to pick the heart and make it send out lateral branches when the seedling is about 15 cm high. Then perform shaping and pruning in July. You can remove the lower blade from the slightly cut head, insert it into 1 / 3 of the sand, and then place it in a dark place. About 2 weeks later, Celosia flower can take root and germinate. In the third week, it can be transplanted in pots and bloom in October. Celosia flower is a very common annual herb flower. It is rarely potted at home. It is mostly planted and raised by the roadside in the garden, but if you like it, you might as well cultivate one at home. It is still beautiful when it blooms.

Celosia Flower Varieties

1. Plume Celosia
2. Crested Cockscomb 
3. Celosia Plumosa
4. Wheat Celosia
5. Many Flower Cockscomb
6. West Indian Cockscomb

Celosia Flower Benefits

Celosia flower has a variety of shapes, including chicken crown, pompon shape, feather shape, etc. The flower colors include bright red, dark red, white and other colors. There are also many leaf colors, including dark red and emerald green, which are very beautiful. Therefore, Celosia flower has high ornamental value. It has good ornamental value both in the courtyard and in the garden. (Find more fall plants here.)
Celosia flower also has certain medicinal value. It has the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It is often used to treat hemorrhoids, bleeding, clearing wind and reducing fever. Celosia flower can also be used to treat postpartum blood pain. The method is to decoct white cockscomb with wine and then take it to treat postpartum blood pain.

Celosia Flower Care FAQs

What is celosia flower meaning?

Celosia flower's flower language is sincere and eternal love. When Celosia flower blooms, it looks very energetic and colorful, so it also has fiery red and warm representatives. Even though Celosia flower has experienced Aoshuang, its flower color will still not fade, so it also symbolizes constant love and undying love. In Europe and America, people usually give Celosia flower to their love.
Celosia flower always has vibrant colors. Especially from summer to autumn, cockscomb is almost the representative of autumn. Because its "fiery red and warm" color symbolizes "sincere and eternal love". Because Celosia flower is protected by wind and frost, its flower posture and color do not fade. It is regarded as a symbol of undying love or constant love. Celosia flower will enhance your desire to dress up and exude the charm of tidiness and cleanliness.

Is celosia flower annual or perennial?

Celosia flower is an annual herb flower rather than perennial herb. Celosia flower grows relatively fast. Sometimes it blooms two or three months after sowing. Usually, Celosia flower blooms in summer and autumn, specifically from July to October. However, the flowering period of Celosia flower is also related to the region.
The main influence is the temperature. Because the climate varies greatly in different regions, the flowering period of Celosia flower will not be different. In addition, its flowering date is also related to the time of planting. Therefore, autumn is only an approximate stage. Under different conditions, there will be differences.
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