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These are Celosias.
“Keep an eye out for celosias as you drive or walk around the community. Public gardens, parks, the highway department, malls, and local merchants take advantage of the low-maintenance, high-impact aspects of celosias.”
Even though Celosias are hardy things, feel free to water any of these flower boxes if you come across them! They are all in Kensington. (I thought- that of all the neighborhoods in the city- they would be most likely to last and be taken care of in Kensington.) I’m going to go water them myself, but, you know…. The city is hot as hell these days.
The exact geographic origins of celosia in the wild are unknown, although speculations include the dry slopes of Africa and India as well as dry stony regions of both North and South America. Wherever they first came from, we have been growing and enjoying them in North America since the 18th century.
Although reportedly used by Chinese herbalists to stop bleeding, treat diseases of the blood, and infections of the urinary tract, there are no references to its use in any western herbals—modern or centuries old, European or Native American.The name is derived from the Greek and translates to “burning,” aptly describing the look of celosias—especially the yellow, red, and orange plumed varieties— which bear a resemblance to licks of flames erupting from the stems.
May 30th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Ooh, I am wigging out about that man’s hat!
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:25 am
[...] Celosias for your ass! Pow! So I found myself on a sudden four-day trip to NYC last week! It was great! [...]