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    Forum: Plant IdentificationReplies: 3, Views: 70
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    floridaheat
    Miami Dade, FL (Zone 11)

    January 23, 2013 6:30 AM

    Post #9394522

    My husband can't get enough of this and the butterflies love it. Ever blooming flower stems up to 6 inches tall.
    It gets up to 4 foot tall, in a chandaller type growing habit, doesn't mind being trimmed, snipped or pinched.
    Has green and maroon leaves, told it was an annual but here it seems to be happy as a perrenial.
    Looks like a celosia or amaranthus to me, any clue to exactly what it might be?

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    Rlalique
    Bristol
    United Kingdom

    January 23, 2013 6:49 AM

    Post #9394539

    Celosia spicata?
    floridaheat
    Miami Dade, FL (Zone 11)

    January 23, 2013 7:17 AM

    Post #9394576

    Yep, that's what it is!!

    Wheatstraw Celosia (Spicata Group) 'Cramer's Amazon'
    Celosia argentea var. spicata

    Family: Amaranthaceae
    Genus: Celosia (se-LO-see-uh) (Info)
    Species: argentea var. spicata
    Cultivar: Cramer's Amazon

    Height:
    18-24 in.
    24-36 in.

    Spacing:
    12-15 in.

    Sun Exposure:
    Full Sun

    Bloom Color:
    Pink
    Magenta (Pink-Purple)
    Violet/Lavender

    Bloom Time:
    Mid Summer
    Late Summer/Early Fall
    Mid Fall

    Foliage:
    Herbaceous
    Burgundy
    Smooth-Textured


    Thank you ever so much :-)

    This message was edited Jan 23, 2013 10:21 AM
    KayJones
    Panama City Beach, FL (Zone 8b)

    January 23, 2013 4:59 PM

    Post #9395282

    Patti, you gave me two pots of this when you were down here and they are STILL blooming, despite our temps being in the upper 30's for a few hours - THANKS!

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