Dazzle your garden beds, fine containers, and other sunny settings with this superb mix of bright colors. Rainbow Sherbet is a large-flowered mix of 6 colors on plants with bright lime-green (nearly chartreuse) foliage. Talk about an impactthese long-blooming plants will keep the garden festive all summer long.
There are 6 colors in this mix, all with large, tightly-filled 6-inch flowerheads. Peach is a rich rosy-pink; Banana is a soft creme yellow; Strawberry is pure scarlet; Mango is a deep golden-yellow; Orange is bright and rich; and Cherry is carmine-red. The flowers keep coming all summer on plants just a foot high and not quite as wide.
Rainbow Sherbet thrives in full sun and any moist, well-drained soil. It forms a neat upright plant that just doesn't know how to quit, thriving despite excessive heat. Give it a place of honor in container or landscape this season.
Genus | Celosia |
Species | argentea plumosa |
Variety | Rainbow Sherbet |
Item Form | (P) Pkt of 50 seeds |
Bloom Start To End | Early Summer - Late Summer |
Habit | Upright |
Seeds Per Pack | 50 |
Plant Height | 12 in |
Plant Width | 8 in - 10 in |
Bloom Size | 6 in |
Additional Characteristics | Direct Sow, Easy Care Plants, Flower |
Bloom Color | Mix |
Foliage Color | Chartreuse, Light Green |
Light Requirements | Full Sun |
Resistance | Heat Tolerant |
Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
Uses | Beds, Border, Containers, Outdoor |