Celosia（Kurumecelosia）cultivation report

The red and yellow combs that push up into the hot summer sky are tropical. Tropical-born chicken heads decorate the summer garden!

I’m Karen, the fairy of celosia. The flower of the celosia looks like a chicken head, isn’t it? So, celosia. Well, the naming is straightforward. However, the interesting thing about this flower is that there are various types of celosia , even if it is called a celosia. There are five main types, the “comb-type” that looks like a chicken comb itself, the “Kurume celosia-type” that has a ball-shaped double-flowered comb, and a conical, feather-like bushy shape. “Feather celosia”, “Yarigate” like a spear, “Nogeito” like a candle flame. Well, the characteristic of Celosia is that there are variations in shape that do not seem to be the same type. So, this Kurume cockscomb is a flashy one in which such chicken combs are piled up in layers to form a ball. If you plant this one, it’s going to be a pretty tropical garden this summer!

Kurume celosia “almost weekly” cultivation report

3/28 start
Seed planting
Karen
Small celosia seeds like sand grains. Since the germination power is weak, it is better to germinate with a pod rather than suddenly planting in the ground.
4/4
発芽！
Karen
A sprout that rises weakly. The leaves look sleepy. Is the climate a little too cool to be born in the tropics?
4/18
Leaves come out! To land planting
Karen
It’s okay to get out, but I’m still not fine. The bright red leaves that sometimes mix, barely make you feel tropical. .. ..
4/25
Weakened by land planting
Karen
Young shoots who are defeated because they cannot settle in the ground because it is cold or unmotivated. Will it be wiped out as it is? ??
5/2
Established in the ground
Karen
One that barely survived. It seems to start again from Futaba
5/9
Does not grow
Karen
It’s okay to survive, but it doesn’t grow this time. The tropical-born celosia doesn’t have to get hot anyway.
5/16
No growth
Karen
On the contrary, I often admire that these leaves are not eaten by insects and remain. Get up!
5/23
The leaves are finally growing
Karen
The leaves do not feel motivated. Be firm!
5/30
Leaves, do not open
Karen
It hasn’t opened even after a week, and it’s still folded in half. I can’t feel the motivation!
6/6
The leaves start to increase
Karen
In June, when the temperature rose a little, the engine finally started. Good grief
6/13
Red edges & leaf tips start to point
Karen
As soon as it gets hot, the leaves start to move. The tropical red border is quite fashionable
6/20
Leaves spreading in the palm shape
Karen
It’s pretty good! It’s an object, or a form that feels art. The tip of the leaf is getting sharper and cooler
6/27
The leaves grow rapidly
Karen
At the same time as the cicadas begin to be heard, leaves come out one after another from the center like summer fireworks. It’s like a different creature from that unmotivated plant so far
7/4
Increased plant height! The stem also started to thicken
Karen
What was that sloppy, long, long leaf era? It has become a thick stem like a tree trunk
7/11
The leaves are huge
Karen
When did the leaves grow so much? I’m surprised, but it’s said that the shape of the leaves is quite sharp, isn’t it?
7/18
Flowers appear!
Karen
A bright red flower suddenly appears without going through the bud stage! Actually, the part that looks like a celosia flower is a special one with a changed stem. The way it appears is also unique
7/25
Change to chicken comb state
Karen
This is called the “cockscomb”. However, when viewed from directly above, it looks like a red insect. The yellow one has also bloomed, but this one is even more insect-like …
Karen
Extremely colored flowers (like) and leaves that look like the prominence of the sun are exploding! This is like an object of contemporary art
8/1
Start to bend
Karen
It’s squiggly and squiggly, and the volume is increasing!
8/8
Brain! ??
Karen
Stamens, pistils, petals, stamens … where are those things? The number of “folds” increases, and it becomes twisted and rounded. What is this! ??
8/15
“Folds” that spread up, down, front, back, left and right
Karen
Remarkably vivid red and yellow folds continue to grow in the shape of a huge ball. Kurume Celosia’s “flower” is a rare “flower” that grows after it blooms.
8/22
A huge “flower”
Karen
A bright red brain! ?? Yellow afro hair! ?? A variant that can no longer be described. That is the “flower” of Kurume Celosia. It’s a stem.
8/29
Further enormous and increasing
Karen
Not only did it grow huge, but the branched “flowers” also began to grow. It’s just a rumor that it looks like a flower from an alien planet. “Flowers” are hard, heavy and full of texture.
9/5
Flowers become huge
Karen
This size is reminiscent of a handball, and the vivid color that never fades! If you planted about 100 of these, you would n’t realize that this is the earth.
9/12
Made a lot of friends
Karen
When I noticed, a lot of Afro hair minions started to bloom around the celosia！ The punch line this time was R & B. Do-up!
10/17
Seed harvest
Karen
By the way, it’s been a month since the peak of Kurume Celosia. The harvest season is about to begin when we can no longer support the huge head under our own weight.
Karen
Where can I get the seeds of Kurume Celosia? I often get the simple question. The correct answer is here! There are a lot of them on the bushy part of the base of the head! That’s why the Kurume Celosia cultivation report is over!

Kurume Celosia cultivation point

Due to its tropical nature, growth stagnates due to spring temperatures. It is important to protect from insect damage during this period when there are few leaves. It begins to grow explosively from the time the cicadas begin to cry.

Cultivation difficulty：★★☆☆☆