The Cockscomb

Celosia argentea var. cristata, known as cockscomb, is the crested variety of the species Celosia argentea. It was likely originally native to India, where it was saved from extinction in cultivation by the religious significance and superstitions attached to the variety by Indian, Burmese, and Chinese gardeners who planted it near temples.
The species was introduced in Europe in the mid sixteenth century. Nowadays it is grown throughout the world. It grows equally well indoors or out.
Its leaves and flowers can be used as vegetables. It is often grown as food in India, Western Africa, and South America.
It flowers in the parterres of the gardens of The Alhambra and Generalife between August and November.