The two vegetable species for consideration are also amaranths in the genus celosia. Celosia argentea is known as sokoyokoto (plant that makes husbands robust) while Celosia trigyna is known as ...

Of all the world’s vegetable crops celosia is far and away the prettiest. Deriving from the Greek word ‘kelos,’ meaning burned; the name itself refers to the plant’s brilliant appearance and striking ...

India. (Maharashtra State. Raigad District): leaves and twigs cooked as vegetable. (Uttar Pradesh, Balrampur region): seeds mixed with groundnuts and made into bread[sic] (chapati?). Leaves boiled and ...

Imagine an annual plant that grows with weed-like abandon, yet its multitude of flowers can last for months in dry arrangements. Flowers are violet-purple and bloom from late spring through fall.

After years of focusing on perennial plants, long-flowering annual plants are my new passion now that I’ve moved to the suburbs. I’m looking at oldies but goodies in a new light. The annual Celosia ...

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