General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 12-16 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 70ºF-80ºF
Days to germinate: 7-14 days
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow at depth of approximately 1/8 inch, covering with a thin layer of soil
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Trade name information:
Series: First Flame™
Trade Name: Orange
Cultivar name: 'First Flame Orange'
Common names
  • Cockscomb
  • Common Cockscomb
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Celosia argentea
  • Synonym: Celosia plumosa
Also sold as:
  • Celosia argentea var. plumosa

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Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2014

Date: 2014-06-07

Date: 2015-11-05
Location: Stuart, OK
Date: 2017-05-13
Winter sowed Jan 2017. Emerged March 2017. In ground April 2017.
Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2014
Location: Stuart, OK
Date: 2017-05-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-01-19
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