Mystery plant
By Notepad
Suffolk/Norfolk border,
United Kingdom 
I have taken another pic which shows how the leaves are growing, not only from the base but from the 'flower' itself. Celosia Plumosa seems the best possibility but further research uncovers nothing about the beautiful leaf colour - in fact it says the leaves are insignificant.
On plant
Celosia
17 Aug, 2008
Answers
i agree Amaranthus. there are lots of variteys that do have interesting leaf colouring now. although it looks a bit like Celosia it is defo not Celosia - trust me i'm a florist! lol
18 Aug, 2008
But most amaranthus flowers are much floppier. It remains a mystery!
18 Aug, 2008
A lot of my red self seeded Amaranthus are like this. They had longer tassels last year.
18 Aug, 2008
i think it looks like the prince of wales feather plant although im not sure about the red colour leaves
19 Aug, 2008
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Related products
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Celosia Peacock 50 Plants + 20 Free
£12.99 at Jersey Plants Direct -
Celosia China Town Seeds
£1.99 at Suttons Seeds
Looks like Amaranthus. They self seed very easily.
18 Aug, 2008