Celosia argentea, commonly known as the plumed cockscomb or silver cock's comb,[2] is a herbaceous plant of tropical origin in the family Amaranthaceae[3] from India and Nepal.

The flowers are tiny and hermaphrodite, they are packed in narrow, pyramidal, plume-like heads 4–10 inches (10–25 cm) long with vivid colors including shades of orange, red, purple, yellow and cream.

For healthy growth plant them in the area where they get early morning sunlight and afternoon shade.

The colors are predominantly pink to light violet, and the leaves are a darker green than other cultivars.

The following strains have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed in 2017):[9] It is used in Africa to help control the growth of the parasitic Striga plant.

argentea or "Lagos spinach" is one of the main boiled greens in West Africa, where it is known as soko yòkòtò (Yoruba) or farar áláyyafó (Hausa).