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Celosia
About This Plant...
Genus and species:
Celosia cristata (crested variety); Celosia plumosa (plumed variety)
Plant type:
warm-season annual
Height:
6 inches or 2 feet
Location and soil:
sun; average soil
Uses:
cutting, bedding, border, background, edging, containers, drying
Bloom time:
summer-early fall
Color range:
gold, purple, red, yellow
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
8 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
14 days
Germination temp.:
70 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:
just cover
Needs light or dark to germinate:
light
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
6 inches (dwarf varieties); 12-15 inches (tall varieties)
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:
plumed variety is also known as Cockscomb; does not transplant well
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