🌺🔥 Common Cockscomb Mixed Colors (Celosia cristata) – 50 Seeds

Description:

Add bold, vibrant texture to your garden with Common Cockscomb Mixed Colors (Celosia cristata)! Famous for its striking, velvety, crested flower heads that resemble a rooster’s comb, this spectacular annual blooms in a dazzling mix of red, pink, yellow, and orange hues. Perfect for flower beds, borders, and containers, these eye-catching flowers bring tropical flair and long-lasting color throughout summer and fall.

🌿 Botanical Name: Celosia cristata

✨ Key Features:

• Unique crested “comb-like” flower heads in mixed bright colors

• Long blooming period from summer to early fall

• Thrives in warm, sunny conditions

• Attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies

• Great for cut flowers, garden beds, and decorative containers

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost

• Transplant outdoors after last frost when soil is warm

• Can be direct sown after last frost

🕰 Bloom Time: Summer through early fall
📏 Plant Height: 30–60 cm (12–24 inches)
📏 Spacing: 20–30 cm (8–12 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 7–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 20–25°C (68–77°F)

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil rich in organic matter

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly acidic (6.0–7.0)

• Watering: Moderate watering; keep soil moist but avoid waterlogging

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Prefers full sun for vibrant flower color and growth

• Remove spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming

• Pinching young plants can promote bushier growth

• Perfect for adding bold color and texture to flower beds and containers

• Supports pollinator activity and brightens garden spaces

This package contains 0.5 g of seeds which is about 50 seeds.

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