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Celosia ‘Amish Cockscomb’

Celosia argentea plumosa

Color

Bright Red

Days to cut

90 days

Status

trying

Catalog ID

CF-03

Seasons logged

4

First sown

2026-04-13

Best rating

3/5

Compact heirloom celosia with fuzzy red flower heads shaped like a rooster's comb.

Trials

Sown
Source
Seeds
Rating
Notes
2026-05-14———Direct Sow→2026-04-13———Sown Indoors→2026——●●●○○Very low germination rate. The only seeds that germinated were dropped between plugs. Transplanted well, but didn't bloom until August despite an early indoor start.→—Seed Savers Exchange——Seed source on file — packet size: 40 seeds→

Other Observations

Notes not filed against a sowing. Everything else sits with its trial above.

No loose observations — every note belongs to a sowing.

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