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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12 to 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Needs specific temperature: 65ºF to 70F
Days to germinate: 2 to 3 weeks

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Common names
  • Wheatstraw Celosia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Celosia spicata
  • Synonym: Celosia baronii
Also sold as:
  • Celosia argentea var. spicata

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: Sep 22, 2011 1:59 PM
The blooms here are exhibiting this plant's non-crested form. Bot
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2020-09-10
Celosia spicata, Scarlet
Location: Maryland
Date: 9/26/15
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-10-10
Fall foliage color
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: Sep 22, 2011 1:59 PM
Crested bloom.
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2010-08-30
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2010-08-30
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2010-08-30
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-10-22
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-10-26
Autumn color changes - Inflorescence have dulled a bit, but the l
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Catmint20906 On July 18, 2015 Bloomed
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Sowing in Spring WS jug.
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