Celosia seeds Xantippe, Castle Mixed, Kimono Mixed, Jewel Box, Grow Celosia from seed for cut and dried flowers pot plants borders

Celosia seeds

Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice

Half hardy annual
20-25°C
Yes average layer vermiculite
Sow January to May
Germination 2-3 weeks

Celosia Cultural Information

Celosia Madras Scarlet NEW 100-120cm
C.cristata (cockscomb)
Perfect selection for cut flower production, excellent uniformity with triangular flat combs surrounded by several elegant florets along the stem. Strong brilliant red colour, can be grown at high density.

pkt approx 25 seeds

Celosia Madras Scarlet

Celosia Punky Red 50-60cm
Celosia spicata group
Punky Red is a semi tall garden Celosia spicata forming large clusters of deep red flower spikes that bloom throughout the summer. Very strong appearance and flowering for months! Punky Red has been bred for professional landscape use and as a 'backbone' borderplant making excellent garden subjects.
It was awarded the Fleuroselect Quality Mark.

pkt approx 40 seeds

Celosia Punky Red

Celosia Spiky Pink 30-40cm
Celosia spicata group
Exotic looking beauty for the patio and containers. Ideal for landscaping giving a long lasting colourful display throughout the summer from its intense colours and attractive red stems.

pkt approx 40 seeds

Celosia Spiky Pink

Celosia Spiky Purple 30-40cm
Celosia spicata group
Exotic looking beauty for the patio and containers. Ideal for landscaping giving a long lasting colourful display throughout the summer from its intense colours and attractive red stems.

pkt approx 40 seeds

Celosia Spiky Purple

Celosia Xantippe Celosia spicata 75cm
Bushy annual, branched from the base. Foliage green. Inflorescences cylindrical, oblong, branched dense feathery spikes, 6-8 cm. long, 2-3 cm. in diameter. Colour flesh-Pink. Flowering from July to frost. With its neutral pale Pink colour, 'Celosia Xantippe' makes an excellent filler for mixed bouquets, dried flowers, ideal in the garden borders and as a greenhouse pot plant. Excellent for drying.

pkt approx 60 seeds
pkt approx 150 seeds

tpkt approx 450 seeds

Celosia spicata Xantippe seeds

To Dye Celosia Xantippe Flowers: After harvest, dip the stems into a bath of water soluble paint. Blow dry the stems with heat and ventilation. Place the stems in water overnight.

Celosia Jewel Box C.cristata (cockscomb) 15cm
Wide range of colours, including a bronze foliage type, ideal summer pot plant.

pkt approx 20 seeds

pkt approx 50 seeds

tpkt approx 150 seeds

Celosia Jewel Box seeds Flower Seed Celosia seeds, Centaurea Cornflower seeds, Centranthus seeds, Cerastium seed, Cerinthe seeds, Chaenarrhinum Organifolium seeds

Celosia Castle Mixed C.plumosa (plumed type)
Medium dwarf variety growing to about 40-50cm. Produces long-lasting and non fading flowers.

pkt approx 140 seeds

pkt approx 350 seeds

tpkt approx 1,050 seeds

Celosia Castle Pink one of the many colours in the mix

Celosia Kimono Mixed C.plumosa (plumed type) 20cm
Perfect for patio containers, retain their original shape and size under high temperatures. The mixture is bright and cheerful with scarlet, red, cherry red, orange, rose, salmon, salmon-pink, blush yellow and cream. Sow April onwards.

pkt approx 50 seeds

pkt approx 125 seeds

tpkt approx 375 seeds

Celosia Kimono Mixed

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The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia, Begonia etc requires no cover.