If you're looking for a flower that'll stop people in their tracks, that can be added to any DIY bouquet, that looks absolutely unique, you may want to make some space in your garden for cockscomb ...

My earliest gardening memories date back to my primary school days, when my father taught me to cover our cockscomb and zinnia plants in green net to protect the plants from being attacked by sparrows ...

The cockscomb or celosia is an annual summer bedding plant with outrageously showy flowers in blazing colours. It is also much favoured for use in pots and other containers outdoors and it is often ...