here's another plant!

another 1 for you

again gratefully bought for me and the person buying them didn't get the name and obviously i want to plant them into the right conditions ....so what are they and what are are best conditions for them pls?

 

It looks like a house plant to me, but can't think of the name. I think it also comes in a purple colour.

I'm sure it can be put outdoors but in a sheltered place.

Wait a bit longer and someone will come along with the information you need.

 

Have you got a closer shot of the yellow flower Andy ? It looks like something I have seen before but cant think what just yet.

Is it a petal type flower or like a fury head type ?

Pah - cant even get the description out right today .... am blaming the excessive heat !!!!

 

did you go full size on the image?

 

Yes but you cant really see the yellow flower very well ..... plus my eye sight aint what it used to be lol

 

petal type.....not sure its either of them,more of a description.....yellow stem,flowers seem to show inbetween the leaves,the top flowers go into a pointed cluster.

does that help?

 

Hi there andybike .... I thnk it's a Celosia. If it is, they can be grown outdoors in light soil and a warm and sunny spot.

 

yes thats what I was thinking of if it had a 'fury type' head. Couldnt think what they were called though!

If you could get a close up of the actual flower Andy that would help

 

yep agreed:gnthb: nice bedding plants here:wink:

 

Princes Feather is it's common name, it can be used as a summer bedding plant but does not like cool wet ones, should be ok this year then. Red, yellow, orange, purple, cream, allsorts of colours.
I grew a couple of hundred of Celosia Kimono (dwarf) and Century (tall) this year for the Parks, should make a good display.

 

Strongy - Celosia is always quoted as an annual, but I have a sneaking feeling that one or more varieties is actually a tender perennial - would you know?

 

ah thankyou very much all,now i can plant them by the south facing wall later today

once again thanks:thumb:

 

Peter, I have never known them to live beyond the autumn.
There may be varieties that I haven't grown that are perennial.

I should also have said Cockscomb is another older name.

 

Thanks Strongy. I am sure I have heard something about perennial. I find even the big companies are very naughty about mis-describing many plants, which are not hardy, as annuals.