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Texas Plume Mixed Celosia
Texas Plume Mixed Celosia brings feathery, jewel-toned flower spikes to gardens across zones 2 through 11, thriving as a frost-tender annual that reaches 36 to 48 inches tall. These organic, open-pollinated blooms arrive in rich reds, pinks, oranges, yellows, and purples, emerging from late spring through early summer and reaching maturity in 90 to 99 days. Grown in full sun with moderate water and neutral soil, this deer-resistant variety attracts pollinators and performs equally well in garden beds, containers, or borders, offering both visual drama and ecological benefit.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
2-11
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Soil
Well-drained, Fertile Loam
Growth Stats
48 in
Height
TypeUpright
Spacing
6
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
2-11
Size
48in H x ?in W
Growth
—
Care
High
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Highlights
The plume-form flowers of this celosia create an airy, almost feathered texture that sets it apart from the cockscomb types many gardeners know. Its color range spans nearly the entire warm spectrum plus purples, giving you genuine mixing potential in a single seed packet. At three to four feet tall, it commands attention as a border backdrop or container focal point without requiring staking, and its pollinator-friendly nature means you're building habitat while you garden.
Common Uses
Texas Plume Celosia grows as an ornamental flower for landscape beds, borders, and container gardens. The feathery flower spikes are valued for their extended bloom period from late spring into early summer and their ability to add height and texture to garden compositions. While listed as edible in the verified data, no culinary applications are documented in the provided sources.
Growing Timeline
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Care Instructions
Start Indoors
Start seeds indoors 90 to 95 days before your desired bloom time, maintaining soil temperatures between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. This gives you time to reach the 36 to 48 inch mature height and see flowering before frost arrives.
Transplant Outdoors
Transplant outdoors only after all frost danger has passed and soil has warmed, since this is a frost-tender annual. Space transplants 6 inches apart, with 18 inches between rows.
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Companion Planting
Ecology & Traits
Edible
Scientific Classification
Celosia argentea var. plumosa
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Celosia
Growth Habit
Upright
Native Status
L48 (I)PR (I)VI (I)