Family: Amaranthaceae
Scientific Name: Celosia argentea plumosa Sylphid
Common Name: Sylphid Celosia
Description | An interesting plume variety of Celosia with greenish yellow flowers. |
Pronunciation | (sel-OH-see-ah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
Hardiness Zone | 10-11 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average to slightly dry, never wet or soggy |
Soil & Site | average, well drained |
Temperature | Best planted outdoors no earlier than Memorial Day weekend in zone #5. Celosia tolerates heat. |
Flowers | spires of soft greenish yellow feathery plumes |
Dimensions | 36 plus inches tall |
Maintenance | When dead heading make sure to cut just the top dead bloom. Other flowers are forming in the axis of the branches right below the terminal flower. |
Propagation | seeds |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced to the U.S. by Johnny’s Selected Seeds. |
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