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Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Celosia argentea plumosa

 

Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group)

Celosa bears brightly coloured flowers resembling feather plumes from mid-summer to early autumn. Only annual varieties of C. argentea are cultivated in Britain as exotic looking summer bedding plants which require a warm, sheltered position. Other species need to be grown as pot plants and sited in a warm location. Plumosa Group celosia (commonly called feather celosia, plumed celosia or feathered amaranth) are compact,and have narrow-pyramidal, plume-like flower heads (4-10” long) made up of tiny, densely-packed, brightly coloured flowers in shades of cream, yellow, orange, red or purple. throughout Summer and into Autumn.

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plant Features
  • Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

 
plant information

Common name

Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group)

Latin name

Celosia argentea plumosa

type

Annual

family

Amaranthaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

  • Water

    Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Feather Celosia (Plumosa Group) is 0.50meters x 0.60meters 0.50 M 0.60 M

Celosia argentea plumosa

Celosa bears brightly coloured flowers resembling feather plumes from mid-summer to early autumn. Only annual varieties of C. argentea are cultivated in Britain as exotic looking summer bedding plants which require a warm, sheltered position. Other species need to be grown as pot plants and sited in a warm location. Plumosa Group celosia (commonly called feather celosia, plumed celosia or feathered amaranth) are compact,and have narrow-pyramidal, plume-like flower heads (4-10” long) made up of tiny, densely-packed, brightly coloured flowers in shades of cream, yellow, orange, red or purple. throughout Summer and into Autumn.


Planting Outdoors Spring

From Late Spring TO Late Spring

Plant outdoors when all risk of frost has passed, in fertile, moisture retentive soil in full sun and in a sheltered position. Grow C. cristata and var. plumosa in pots in the greenhouse. No artificial heating is needed after mid-spring. Grow in good light but shaded from direct midday sun.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Sow seed in greenhouse in early spring, providing a minimum temperature of 15C.

 

Flowering

From Late Spring TO Early Autumn

Celosia argentea in the plumosa group bloom from late Spring all through Summer and into Autumn

 
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