Attractive flower with a bounty of purple spikes that fade to pink at base. Perfect choice as a drying flower for fall and winter arrangements or to attract insects/pollinators.
Our current seed stock was grown by Lindsay Klaunig of Trouvaille Farm in Athens, OH. Photos by Lindsay Klaunig.
Packet has 0.2 gr of seeds (300-350 seeds)
GROWING NOTES
- Full sun
- Planting depth: 1/8″
- Sprouts in 6-14 days
- Ideal Growing Temperature: 75-90F
- Plant Spacing: 4-8″
- Frost hardy: No
- Growth habit: 24-40″ plants with closely growing flowers
- Celosia argentea spicata
- Growing tips: Start indoors 4 weeks before last frost or direct-seed after last frost. 60-90F is the ideal temperature range for seed germination.
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Arden (verified owner) –
These are one of my favorite celosias