Amaranthacées • Celosia argentea spicata

Celosia Flamingo Feather - Organic

"As soft as a cloud and as vibrant as a summer ray, it dances between garden and bouquet, awakening the senses and the pollinators."

$4.49

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A tropical plant with a cosmopolitan distribution, Celosia 'Flamingo Feather' derives from species adapted to warm climates. It captivates with its airy blooms and feathery inflorescences , a pale silvery pink with soft pearly highlights. Evoking the grace of a flamingo feather , it brings an airy and luminous touch to summer flowerbeds , structured borders , or living bouquet gardens .

This annual, which thrives in full sun and has an upright, elegant habit , is both very prolific and easy to grow . Its straight, sturdy stems , perfect for cut flowers , bear up to 40 secondary branches , each adorned with soft, silky flower spikes. Its early and prolonged flowering lasts all summer, attracting butterflies, pollinators , and admiring glances.

  • Growing climate: Temperate to warm climate
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Occasional
    Note: Sensitive to frost, requires cultivation in warm season.

Although Flamingo Feather is primarily an ornamental variety, celosia belongs to a family of plants, several species of which are consumed as a leafy vegetable in various parts of the world, notably in West Africa and South Asia. There, it is sometimes known as "Lagos spinach" or soko yokoto, and its young leaves are cooked by stir-frying, simmering, or adding to soups.

The Flamingo Feather variety, however, is cultivated specifically for its decorative flowers, not for food. Nevertheless, it carries the memory of a food-producing plant, and its floral elegance reminds us that gardening traditions often draw on both beauty and abundance.

Celosia Flamingo Feather - Organic

Celosia Flamingo Feather - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor seeding

Germination time

10-14 days

Germination temperature

21° to 27° Celsius

Sowing depth

Surface sowing - without covering the soil

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

20 cm

Distance between rows

60 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

75 cm

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