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About Celosia and Painted Fingernails

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Tender Perennial

Origin

North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia
Brazil

Types

Cristata, Plumosa, Spicata
-

Number of Varieties

32
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-1510-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-2
-

Sunset Zone

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.30 cm40.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory
Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Y-shaped
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
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Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
-

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune ocassionally
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
Flowers

Other Uses

Used As Food
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELOSIA argentea
Neoregelia spectabilis

Common Name

Celosia
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

In Hindi

Celosia
painted fingernail

In German

Celosia
painted fingernail

In French

Celosia
Neoregelia spectabilis

In Spanish

Celosia
painted fingernail

In Greek

Celosia
painted fingernail

In Portuguese

Celosia
Painted fingernails

In Polish

celosia
painted fingernail

In Latin

Celosia
Neoregelia spectabilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Bromeliales

Family

Amaranthaceae
Bromeliaceae

Genus

Celosia
Neoregelia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Bromelioideae

Number of Species

11-
1 27800
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Properties of Celosia and Painted Fingernails

Wondering what are the properties of Celosia and Painted Fingernails? We provide you with everything About Celosia and Painted Fingernails. Celosia doesn't have thorns and Painted Fingernails doesn't have thorns. Also Celosia does not have fragrant flowers. Celosia has allergic reactions like and Painted Fingernails has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Celosia and Painted Fingernails and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Celosia and Painted Fingernails

Season and care of Celosia and Painted Fingernails is important to know. While considering everything about Celosia and Painted Fingernails Care, growing season is an essential factor. Celosia season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Painted Fingernails season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Celosia is Loam, Sand and for Painted Fingernails is Sand while the PH of soil for Celosia is Neutral and for Painted Fingernails is .

Celosia and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Celosia and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Celosia height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Celosia and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

  • Celosia flower color: Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender and Ivory

  • Celosia leaf color: Green

  • Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet

  • Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

Care of Celosia and Painted Fingernails

Care of Celosia and Painted Fingernails include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celosia pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Celosia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.