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

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

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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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