Celosia First Flame Purple
An ideal border plant!
This intricate purple flame delivers a winning lineup.
- Genus: Celosia
- Species: plumosa
- Item Form: (P) Pkt
- Bloom Start to End: Early Spring - Late Summer
- Plant Height: 10 in - 14 in
- Plant Width: 10 in - 16 in
- Additional Characteristics: Flower
- Bloom Color: Purple
- Foliage Color: Dark Green, Medium Green
- Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade
- Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
- Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
- Uses: Baskets, Beds, Border, Containers, Hedge, Outdoor
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Celosia prefers to be direct-sown, and once it has germinated, it would rather not be moved. Sow the seed outdoors well after all danger of frost has passed, setting it just 1/8-inch deep and covering lightly. It should sprout in 5 to 7 days. Thin the plants to about 8 inches apart for dense, leaf-to-leaf coverage. They should be blooming by mid-July from a May sowing.If you prefer to begin them indoors, here's how: Sow them at 75 to 80 degrees F, 1/8-inch deep and covered lightly. After germination, grow on at 70 degrees F, and bottom-water with lukewarm water to avoid chills. The seedlings are usually ready to transplant in just 3 weeks. When you set them outdoors, protect them from direct sun for about a week while they acclimatize.
Celosia prefers to be direct-sown, and once it has germinated, it would rather not be moved. Sow the seed outdoors well after all danger of frost has passed, setting it just 1/8-inch deep and covering lightly. It should sprout in 5 to 7 days. Thin the plants to about 8 inches apart for dense, leaf-to-leaf coverage. They should be blooming by mid-July from a May sowing.If you prefer to begin them indoors, here's how: Sow them at 75 to 80 degrees F, 1/8-inch deep and covered lightly. After germination, grow on at 70 degrees F, and bottom-water with lukewarm water to avoid chills. The seedlings are usually ready to transplant in just 3 weeks. When you set them outdoors, protect them from direct sun for about a week while they acclimatize.