Dragon's Breath Celosia (Celosia argentea plumosa 'Dragon's Breath')
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Teaser | Unique green-red foliage and blazing-red, long-lasting flowers | ||||
About CelosiaIt’s hard to miss Celosia’s feathery, dramatic plumes! This annual is related to Amaranth (a commonly harvested grain) and is technically edible as a young plant before flowering, but it is really just too pretty to eat knowing what a beauty it will become with its wooly, deep-colored spikes. Celosia can be quite short (just a few inches high) but may grow up to a few feet tall in bright sun and favorable soil and water conditions. It really shines as a cut flower, and dries beautifully while retaining its rich colors, making it a valuable addition to your garden or planters from mid-summer all the way through fall. |
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ProsThrives in full to part sun Great cut flower Popular as a dried flower |
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ConsNot cold hardy |
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Mature Size | 18 - 24 inches tall. 12 - 18 inches wide. | ||||
Moisture Tolerance | Medium - | ||||
Tags | Annual, Container, Fall Annuals, Full Sun, Medium | ||||
Bloom Period | June - October | ||||
Flower Color | Red
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Photos of This with...Inticancha Sunday Princess Lily, Superbells Garden Rose Calibrachoa, Superbells Holy Moly Calibrachoa, Dracula Celosia, Leading Lady Sophia Coreopsis, Powwow Wild Berry Coneflower, Sparkle White Gaura, QIS Orange Globe Amaranth, Petunia, Charged Up Campfire Coleus, Coleosaurus Coleus, Redhead Coleus, |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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We order from a rotating cast of the best nurseries in the Great Lakes region. It looks like we've offered this plant in the past, but the nurseries we're working with this week don't appear to have it in stock at the moment.
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