Celosia cristata 'Kurume New Scarlet'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000
Good Qualities:
Color (6); Uniform growth, good foliage color; Easy, earlier than other celosia; Nice Cristata!; Bronze foliage - great!, crest is formed perfect, velvet looking; Vivid red, bronze foliage, if unpinched, then get 1 large flower cluster to develop to 4 in. across, if pinched, then get up to 10 short stemmed cuts (14 - 18 in. long); Red foliage; Nice length; Heads of varying size; Pest free, nice dried; Self sows, second generation after 6 months.
Problems:
Many of the stems are a bit on the short side; Small heads; No problems, almost perfect celosia, some side shoots with weak stems - cannot hold up extra large crests, just need to cut earlier; Weak stemmed, plants collapsed and had to use two layers to keep plants upright; Disease caused malformation, much later than Bombay’s; Seemed to get some dark spots on heads.
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 | 6.3 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Fred C. Gloeckner
600 Mamaroneck Ave.
60178 Harrison, NY 10528-1613
Comments:
Similar to Temple Belles New Scarlet and Kurume Scarlet; Mixed with Blue Horizon ageratum and my customers snapped them up; Best red I’ve grown and will grow for years to come; Grew shorter than other Kurumes in our greenhouse; Vase life - 10 days, keep soil moist, variations in flower head development.