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Description Of Cockscomb Flower:

Cockscomb flowers are also known as Wool Flowers or Brain Celosia and suggestive of a highly colored brain. The flowers belong to the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. The exact origins of Cockscomb in the wild are unknown. Some assign the geographical origins to the dry slopes of Africa and India as well as the dry rocky regions of both North and South America.

Standing on long stiff stems the Cockscomb flower makes excellent fresh as well as a dried cut flowers.Cockscomb flowers are seen in vibrant yellows, pinks, reds and gold colors.The Cockscomb flower has 5-14 days of vase life.Full sun locations allow cockscomb celosia to grow taller. But cockscomb may grow in only partial sun, so it can happily exist when partially shaded by taller plants.Pinching back the first bloom on these flowers can cause branching and a more abundant display of flowers on each cockscomb plant.

It is used as a treatment for intestinal worms (particularly tapeworm), blood diseases, mouth sores, eye problems. The seeds treat chest complaints and the flowers treat diarrhea. The leaves are used as dressings for boils and sores, and the boiled vegetables are said to be slightly diuretic.

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