Celosia 'Hi-Z'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000
Good Qualities:
Great color (6); Very nice (2); Strong stems (2); Nice long stems, easy to pick; Prolific grower, uniform; Red stem very attractive, useful in bouquet making, easy, different form, re-grows if cut back hard early enough in the season (spaced 8 x 10 inches) (Zone 7a); Good spike flower height in late summer; Nice sprays - each cut has multiple branches; Dries well; Even, uniform, less falling over than others; Many stems did great under adverse conditions; Was different, florists either loved it or hated it; Good filler.
Problems:
None (3); Not a particularly striking shape (flower form), flower nearly too long for easy mixed bouquet use, some have cockscomb types; Might be slightly more sensitive to cold temperatures than other celosia, takes several to make color statement; Foliage is green in my field, doesn’t look like picture in Johnny’s Seed Catalog; Could not sell as straight bunch at farmer’s markets, too spiral for good bouquet mix; Good length first cut, then subsequent cuttings were too short for our fresh bouquets; Need to be kept harvested so heads don’t get too long and seedy.
Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (1) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 11.7 | 24.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Cramers' Posie Patch
116 Trial Rd. N.
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
717-367-9494
FAX 717-367-8666
Comments:
Similar to Enterprise Wine Red but taller (3) and to Plumed Wheat Celosia; Everyone liked this one!; Would grow in small quantities to see what market does; Burgundy rose flower color, Flamingo type, 1 layer of strings used.