Amish Cockscomb

Celosia cristata | SKU: 0834A

$3.25 to $8.25

Organic
Annual
Great cut flower or bedding plant
Plants grow to 12 inches
Fuzzy red flower heads

$3.25 to $8.25

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Packet 250 seeds
1,000 seeds

Item Details

(Celosia cristata) Given to SSE by longtime members Orral and Joan Craig who discovered it growing in an Amish garden near Arthur, Illinois. Native to the tropics and introduced to Europe in the 1570s. Fuzzy red flower heads resemble the comb of a rooster. Annual, 12" tall.

Learn to Grow Amish Cockscomb

Start Indoors: 6-8 weeks before last frost

Germination: 7-10 Days

Plant Outdoors: 12-18” Apart

Light: Sun/Partial Shade

Instructions - Sow seeds indoors just beneath the surface of the soil. Plant out into average well-drained soil after the danger of frost has passed. Good cutting flower, fresh or dried.