Celosia 'Frosted Honeysuckle'

Celosia argentea cristata

Unusual plume, fan to sea coral flower shapes with a unique iridescent texture in colors ranging from pastel lemon, peach to honeysuckle pink. Known for their masses of flowers, long vase life, visual appeal (fresh and dried), love of hot, humid and dry conditions and extended harvest period, we have fallen in love with celosia!

• Unique iridescent texture in colors ranging from pastel lemon, peach to honeysuckle pink.
• Unusual plume, fan to sea coral flower shapes
• 45-60cm tall
• Long Vase Life
• Prolific Bloomer

‘Frosted Honeysuckle’ is a mix of soft yellow, coral, salmon and pink tipped waves and fans, on large robust plants, that combine well with a range of cut flowers especially the Queen Lime zinnias, cosmos, phlox and dahlias. We love how the colour rises to the tips of the shapes, like sea foam and their natural shimmer.

Celosia is a summer cut flower work horse if you live in warm areas - the past two seasons we have grown them in a hoop house to give them extra heat - and they thrived from early summer through until mid-late Autumn! Hard pinching encourages ample branching and longer stems.

‘Frosted Honeysuckle’ is our selection from ‘Supercrest Mix’. Inspired by Texas flower growers Pamela and Frank Arnosky, who have written wonderful articles in Growing For Market magazine, and the breeding work of Erin Benzakein, we began isolating colours in 2019 . Even into the fourth generation, there is an occasional bright colour that still arises in this open pollinated diverse gene pool.

Certified Demeter Biodynamic and Certified Organic

SEED COUNT: 100 approx.
Germination: Lot#39106 90% APR 2025