Spring Green Celosia is a striking flower that brings cool, luminous green tones to summer gardens. This cultivar of Celosia cristata grows 40 to 48 inches tall, creating a dramatic vertical presence with its distinctive crested flower heads. Hardy in zones 10 and 11, it thrives in full sun and moderate moisture, reaching peak performance when started indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost date. The pale green coloring sets it apart from traditional red and pink celosia varieties, offering a sophisticated garden accent that pairs beautifully with warm-toned flowers.
Full Sun
Moderate
10-11
48in H x ?in W
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The pale green flower heads deliver an unusual elegance that few celosia varieties can match, standing out particularly when backlit by morning sun. Spring Green reaches a substantial height for a celosia, making it valuable as a background planting or cut flower without the need for staking. Its frost-tender nature means gardeners in cooler zones can grow it as a heat-loving annual that thrives when soil and air temperatures warm into their preferred range of 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit for germination.
Spring Green Celosia is grown primarily as an ornamental flower for garden display and fresh cut arrangements. Its tall stature and unusual pale green coloring make it especially valuable in floral design for adding texture and softness to bouquets and garden compositions.
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Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Sow seeds on the soil surface or just barely covered (to 1/8 inch deep). Maintain germination temperatures between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Transplanting indoors is recommended for best results.
Transplant outdoors within 2 weeks after your average last frost date, once soil has warmed to at least 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Thin or space seedlings 8 inches apart to allow room for mature growth.
Seeds can be sown directly outdoors within 2 weeks after your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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