Planting guide

When to plant celosia

Velvety plumes and crests in hot colours that love summer heat and dry well. In Melbourne it goes in Oct–Dec.

Start as: Seedling or Seed started indoors
Flowers in: 10–14 wks
Spacing: 25 cm
Depth: 0.3 cm
Sun: Full sun (6+ hours)
Water: Regular
Effort: Some care
Colours: red, orange, yellow, pink, purple, multi
Frost-tender: Yes, plant after the last frost

When it goes in

● means celosia can go in that month, ○ means wait. Worked out from each town's climate zone and season, the way planting guides do it. Pick your town for the full list for that month.

Australian towns and cities
Town	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Mackay	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●	●
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Blue Mountains	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●
Bunbury	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●
Bundaberg	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●	●
Alice Springs	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●
Mildura	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●
Port Macquarie	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●

Around the world
Town	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Auckland	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●
Wellington	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●
Christchurch	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●
London	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Manchester	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Edinburgh	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Dublin	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
New York City	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Los Angeles	○	○	○	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Chicago	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Seattle	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
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Vancouver	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Cape Town	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●
Johannesburg	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●
Singapore	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Mumbai	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Paris	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Berlin	○	○	○	○	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○

How to plant celosia

Start seed indoors in warmth, or buy seedlings.
Plant out only when nights are warm.
Water at the base; feed lightly.
Cut plumes for fresh or dried arrangements.

Celosia varieties

Classic varieties are the reliable, widely grown ones. Adventurous ones are heirlooms, odd colours and rarities.

Flamingo Feather Classic10–14 wksSold by Diggers, Happy Valley, The Seed Collection
Forest Fire Classic10–14 wksSold by Happy Valley, The Seed Collection
Lilliput Golden Feather Classicdwarf · pot-friendly · 10–14 wksYellow flowers
Lilliput Kewpie Mix Classicdwarf · mixed · pot-friendly · 10–14 wksMixed colours
Scarlet Plume Classic10–14 wksRed flowers

Where to buy seeds

Buy on The Diggers Club Buy on Happy Valley Seeds Buy on The Seed Collection

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Celosia by month

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