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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  Did you get the light or dark celosia? Mine are all planted together and the light ones are faded and haven't really grown much. The dark ones have about doubled in size. I water them every other day about 8am.
I had to look up ocotillo. I see those everywhere around here but didn't know the name. I see them at the nursery and they have them in very sandy dirt. It says once you plant them it could be 2 or 3 years until they bloom. Otherwise just tall spikes.
Our lantana died but we didn't plant it right away. Many of the neighbors have them in red and orange and they are doing good. We got the purple one. |
I got a bunch of different colors...but oddly it does kind of seem like the red ones may be faring better. Odd. I wonder how you know when a celosia bloom is "done" - do you know? If it is done, do you just snip it off?
Yeah, the ocotillo does bloom a few times a year and it looks so pretty. It's a very sculptural looking kind of plant, to me. The really old/mature/tall/full ones are just amazing looking. They are very slow growers. And not cheap either!