So you mean I'll have Celosia babies for years to come if I allow them to mature? Excellent again!! :) btw I found all of the ones I planted, thanks again for the photo. Sandy

When you can see that the seeds are ready (should be tiny, black and very shiny)....just place a bowl under the bloom head and rub it a bit.... You will most likely have volunteers next year, too...

I'll post again or email you all when I've collected some seeds. The flowers don't look dry enough yet. I'll be glad to share. You don't have to send me anything. Terene - I did have some asclepias seeds last year but I don't think it was viridis. I'll check. Lila - I haven't collected any Zowie seeds yet this summer but will. Got to warn you though. They've been disappointing. The original Zowie seeds did great. The ones I planted this spring from seeds I collected last summer haven't done well. Quite a few have no petals. It's because it's a hybrid. : ( I don't know if all celosia is attractive to butterlies or if this one has more nectar than normal. There's a cultivar called 'Cramer's Amazon' that's supposed to attract butterlies and hummingbirds but it gets very tall and I think it supposed to take a long time to start blooming. I have it on my wish list anyway though. I've had a Buckeye explosion this week. I must've had at least 100 in my yard yesterday and they love that celosia. In the group of five celosia plants pictured above, there were about three dozen Buckeyes nectaring and flying around them. I switched my camera to video mode and took a short 10 second video. I tossed a little rock at the base of the plants to make the butterflies fly up so you can see them. Hopefully you can click on it and watch. hmmm may not be working. It doesn't show up in the preview.

'Do you think this (is) celosia?' Absolutely - no doubt about that. It shows characteristics of C argentea and C cristata. Quite possibly if it has always been raised from seed by a private grower it has no cultivar name.