Cockscomb 'Bombay Orange Tip'

These huge 4- to 6-inch blooms are brilliantly bicolored and so long-lasting! The main petal is neon-bright fuchsia, with zingy orange tips that just outline the wavy texture still more! Expect 3 solid weeks of color for fresh arrangements, and many months when dried as Everlastings. Very tightly held, the big flowerheads arise on stiff stems atop 40- to 48-inch plants, which grow as a neat rosette about 18 inches across. And just because they begin blooming early doesn't mean they stop soon, too! You can count on a long summer bloomtime, even through the worst August temperatures.

If you like 'Bombay Orange Tip', you must look at the other sensational Bombay colors. 'Bombay Yellow Gold' is a new color, with sunny petals edged in deep golden. Pink is our most popular color. And there's even a mix of yellow-gold, gold, pink, wine-red, and purple -- great shades you can't find separately!

In the garden, good companions to 'Bombay Orange Tip' include annuals such as Cosmos Psyche Mix or Zinnia Park's Pick. Or, for a really dramatic effect, dot a large planting with midnight-maroon Poppy Park's Peony Black!

Celosia is a garden standout in any well-drained soil. You may direct-sow the seeds when the ground warms up in spring, or begin them indoors about 4 weeks before the last frost date for an even earlier start. They need full sun, and will begin to explode with blooms as the summer weather sets in. Easy and so elegant! Pkt is 20 seeds.