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Celosia Kelos® Candela Pink - AAS Winner
Celosia Kelos® Candela Pink - AAS Winner
Celosia Kelos® Candela Pink - AAS Winner
Celosia Kelos® Candela Pink - AAS Winner
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Celosia Kelos® Candela Pink

2021 AAS Ornamental Winner

You know it’s good when an AAS Judge calls an entry the “Energizer Bunny” that just kept blooming! Across the board, the judges loved the bright pink blooms that rose above the foliage, almost like a tall, tapered candle! Unique, showy plumes of pink flowers kept their color all season long and the judges agree that this is a perfect filler plant to add height and interest to a combination container planting. But it is also useful in mass plantings, borders, and general garden use. Another added bonus: it works as a dried flower.

Available from your favorite garden retailer in plant form only.

Video: Celosia Kelos Candela Pink

Categories: 2021, Celosia, Container Suitable, Flowers from cuttings, Great Lakes, Mountain/Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
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Description

AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: Regional (Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, and Mountain/Southwest)
Class: Celosia
Variety Name: Candela Pink
Genus: Celosia
Species: spicata
Year: 2021
Common Name: Celosia
Type: Flowers from Vegetative Cutting
Breeder: Beekenkamp Plants
Close Market Comparison: Flamingo

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun or partial sun
Water Needs: Dry to normal
Dead Heading Recommended: No
Staking Required: No

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Green and pink
Plant Habit: Upright
Plant Height: 25-30 inches
Bloom Time: Late spring till fall
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Color Pattern: Solid
Bloom Size: 10-15 inches

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes
Weather Tolerance: Heat, rain, wind
Garden Spacing: 15 – 20 inches
Medium Height Divider: Yes
Tall Background: Yes
Cut Flower: Yes
Dried Flower / Everlasting: Yes

HOW TO GROW

Feed and water it regularly

JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS

  • “Tall flower spikes are great for combination planters.”
  • “It kept going almost 2 months after the comparison quit blooming.”
  • “Totally deer resistant and tolerated high humidity and high temperatures into the ’90s.”
  • ” Very unique Celosia, it did very well in the garden and looked great at the end of the season.”  
  • “Really unique!  The longer blooms make it a very striking and interesting plant that would be great for container gardens and in the right garden, a fabulous addition to the landscape.”

Reviews

  1. Veronica Serpa – 10/16/2022

    How do I keep them from falling?

    • All-America Selections Admin – 10/18/2022

      This variety should not really fall over but if it does, staking would be the best option.

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