Correctly named, these plants look as fresh in September as they did when planted in the spring. Fresh Look Gold plants are embellished with bright golden plumes that remain colorful all season, not ‘browning’ with maturity. Since the plumes remain attractive, there is no reason to deadhead and no pest problems are expected, thus Fresh Look Gold needs little maintenance in a sunny garden. It is a carefree annual useful in formal or informal gardens. The golden plumes can be woven into a garden bed like a living tapestry because the plumes have a soft layered texture.
Fresh Look Gold proved to be heat, humidity, and rain tolerant in AAS Trials across North America. Plants will grow to a height of one foot. This celosia is one of the best annuals for season-long performance.
Use a good draining soil mix with slow-release fertilizer. Be careful not to let roots dry out until the plants are established.
Bob Mauch –
Very easy to grow from seed, disease free, seemingly drought tolerant, infrequent deadheading necessary. However, mine are never “Plant height 12-inches” and “bloom size 4-4.5 inches”. Mine are routinely in excess of 24″ tall overall. OK, but if you’re gardenscaping for 16.5 inches, things are thrown out-of-whack when they grow much taller.