Plant Details:
Scientific Name: Celosia plumosa
Common Name: Feather celosia
Hardiness Degree: 45°F (7.2°C)
Blooming Season: Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer
Plant Habit: Mounded, Upright
Characteristics: Drought Tolerant
Spacing: 10 - 14" (25 - 36cm)
Height: 14 - 16" (36 - 41cm)
Width: 25 - 30" (64 - 76cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: Compact, sturdy, well-branched plants with exotic plumes and an exceptionally long flowering season. Fiery beauty delivers masses of strong color. Suitable for garden beds and landscapes.
Grower Information:
PanAmerican Seed offers you two distinctive types of C. plumosa – our shorter Ice Cream and Glow series and mid-height Arrabona Red and First Flame series – to create a winning lineup that meets all your plumosa-type needs.
Plug crop time: 3 to 4 weeks
Transplant to finish: 8 to 10 weeks
Supplied as coated seed.
- The first well-branched intermediate plumosa type.
- Striking red-orange flowers on compact, sturdy plants with smaller leaves.
- Superior overall uniformity and excellent germination.
- Tolerates drought and loves the heat – great for tropical, subtropical and continental climates.
- Exceptionally long-flowering in borders and containers.
- Best-performing celosia for the landscape.