I like gardening/ Show your favorite Flowers!/ Cockscomb Or Velvet Flower by @lanegra2804 #club75

in hive-180821 •  3 years ago  (edited)

Hello, a big greeting to all the friends of this great community, I am writing to you to present my Beautiful flower of cockscomb or velvet flower (Celosia cristata) is a species of herbaceous plant belonging to the Amaranthaceae family, they are shaped like crest and are velvety and thick, in your hands it gives you a feeling of having a
soft cuddly ball.

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Cockscomb or velvet flower photo @lanegra2804

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soft plush ball photo @lanegra2804

The cockscomb reproduces by seeds, it can be sown directly in a flower garden or indoors for later transplant. It will be transplanted when it achieves its first leaves and has reached a height of about 10 cm, it prefers direct sunlight or in partial shade it adapts, in a soil enriched with a significant dose of homemade compost (banana peel, egg shell, coffee) are my favorite ingredients, its watering should be every two days if its leaves don't get sad.

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Seeds photo @lanegra2804

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compost photo @lanegra2804

The benefits of this flower are multiple apart from being ornamental. An oil is usually extracted from the seeds to prevent scurvy, which is the lack of vitamin C, which causes damage to the blood. This oil is used as a remedy for diarrhea and intestinal parasites. As it has astringent, purifying and antibacterial properties, it is used to treat some skin diseases.It should always be used under medical supervision.

In some countries they use it for salads, they boil its flower.

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Presentation photo @lanegra2804

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Several flowers are born photo @lanegra2804

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Nice picture...
I like this flower from I was child...

@liasteem
It is that this flower is very cuchi, sometimes I am very foolish I touch them and I really love their texture. She is very Spoiled in my garden. Greetings and Blessings.

Indah sekali bunga beledrunya sis 🥰😊

@asriani Terima kasih atas kunjungannya ya sangat indah penasaran alam teksturnya, salam sejahtera dan berkah.

Sama-sama sis, semoga sukses selalu 😊

a beautiful favorite flower, the flower is also very easy to grow in my village, with its black seeds. but flowers as your favorite can't hold any longer, long life

@maulidar If they really are easy to reproduce and it is very colorful. Thank you for visiting, greetings and blessings.

Congratulations second place winner! Thanks for your amazing post!
#club75

Your post was awesome. And the pictures you took are incomparable. All in all a good post shared among us.

Thank you for visiting, it is a very beautiful flower, its color and texture help it stand out in the photograph. Greetings and blessings.