Plant Information
Neo™ Gold Celosia
Scientific Name: Celosia cristata
Common Name: Cockscomb
Blooming Season: Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer
Plant Habit: Upright
Characteristics: Heat Tolerant
Water: Medium
Fertilize: Once a week
Height: 28 - 40" (71 - 102cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: Large flowers with thick combs show off unique colors. Smaller leaf habit makes it easier to work with when using in bouquets and arrangements.
Grow your margin, grow your sales
Neo lets you grow over a longer period through the year and yield more usable stems from every sq. metre/sq. foot. Ship out better quality C. cristata and give florists a product that’s easier to arrange and easier to sell. Less long-day sensitive, making it easier to produce over a longer period during the year for most growers. Features unique colours and a much better leaf habit. Easier to work with for bouquets or flower arrangements due to smaller leaves.
Planting density: 6 to 8 plants/ft2 (65 to 86 plants/m2)
Best for: Greenhouse
Plug crop time: 2 to 3 weeks
Transplant to finish: 8 to 12 weeks
- Less long day sensitive, making it easier to produce over a longer period during the year for most growers.
- Features unique colours and a much better leaf habit.
- Produces larger flowers with a thicker comb than Bombay.
- Easier to work with for bouquets or flower arrangements due to smaller leaves.
Deepest yellow colour available on the market. NOTE: More sensitive to fusarium wilt compared to the rest of the series. 'Balcelnoli'