🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Lagos Spinach
Celosia argentea
vegetables
Annual
Amaranthaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
8-11
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
24-48 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Okra
Both West African heat-loving crops
🤝 Pepper
Warm-season companions
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
West African spinach with stunning flower plumes. Also grown as ornamental (cockscomb). Heat and drought tolerant.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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