Magenta flowers.
Velvety.
Wavy.
Hardy.
Blooms last for many days.
Which flower is that?
KBG-27 Kaun Banega Ghumakkad had posed this question last week.
Answer: Celosia Cockscomb or Celosia Cristata or Murgkesh मुर्गकेश in Hindi. It is called Seethamma Jada in Telugu.
Why this name? Because the flower is shaped like the comb on a cock's head!
See the pollinator at work on a cockscomb flower.
Being a common flower across the world, the contest drew more than 350 participants with more than 50 correct answers. First three correct answers came within 10 minutes of posting the contest on-line. Advance intimation of the Contest gave equal chances to participants across time zones.
Congratulations to the winners of KBG-27 listed below:
Velvety.
Wavy.
Hardy.
Blooms last for many days.
Which flower is that?
KBG-27 Kaun Banega Ghumakkad had posed this question last week.
Answer: Celosia Cockscomb or Celosia Cristata or Murgkesh मुर्गकेश in Hindi. It is called Seethamma Jada in Telugu.
Why this name? Because the flower is shaped like the comb on a cock's head!
This annual plant has a
velvety, ruffled form that is
often compared to a cockscomb, or
even a brain. See
the picture above.
In fact, it's commonly known as cockscomb or
woolflower. Celosia seems like an exotic flower, but it's not difficult to grow
in the home garden. It makes a striking accent to other flowers in the garden. In fact the saplings in our garden were brought by our domestic help from her neighbourhood growing wild.
Few more pictures of the flower from our garden in Secunderabad, India.
See the pollinator at work on a cockscomb flower.
Being a common flower across the world, the contest drew more than 350 participants with more than 50 correct answers. First three correct answers came within 10 minutes of posting the contest on-line. Advance intimation of the Contest gave equal chances to participants across time zones.
Congratulations to the winners of KBG-27 listed below:
- Poornima Tangirala, IT Professional Hyderabad
- Rohini Tiwari, PhD, Former Professor, Nutrition and Wellness Consultant, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
- Col Jaishankar, Indian Army. Blogger, traveller and environmentalist.
We are grateful to all the participants for their continued support. Those who missed the awards by a few minutes, be faster in responding next time.
Special thanks go to Dr Chitra Shanker for research guidance and Ramya Sriram for the logo design.
Thanks for browsing. Stay connected.
- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad/ 6th Nov 2019
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