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celosia

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ce·lo·sia  (s-lzh, -zh-)
n.
See cockscomb.

[New Latin Closia, genus name, from Greek klos, dry, burnt (from its color), from kaiein, to burn.]

celosia [səˈləʊsɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) See cockscomb [2]
[New Latin, from Greek kēlos dry, burnt (from the appearance of the flowers of some species)]
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Noun1.celosia - annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and AfricaCelosia - annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa
caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, family Amaranthaceae - cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
Celosia argentea, red fox - weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers


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s buttons (Centaurea), Basil flowers Calendula Celosia (cockscomb) Dusty miller Gomphrena (globe amaranth) Larkspur Scabiosa Statice Strawflower (Helichrysum) Both salvia and marigold also are everlastings but since these flowers do hold on to a lot of ordinary moisture, they are trickier to manage when picked.
Some flowers you can pick at their peak and hang to dry: celosia, cockscomb, globe amaranth, strawflowers, statice, and bells of Ireland, and instead of dead heads get material for lovely dried bouquets.
If you're stuck for ideas, focus on romantic deep reds like grand prix roses, celosia, cymbidium orchids and hypericum berries.
 
 
 
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