Orange Queen Improved celosia
Celosia argentea 'Orange Queen Improved'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Orange Queen Improved' celosia (Celosia argentea 'Orange Queen Improved') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and containers. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It grows tall and erect, reaching 35 to 47 inches. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, and the plant tolerates drought. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with African marigold, Zinnia, and Ageratum.