Celosia Sunday™ Green | Celosia plumosa | Feather Celosia | Cut Flower

Sunday™ Green is a professional cut flower celosia with full, feathery green plumes and long, strong stems. Its upright habit and beautifully shaped flowers add height, texture and volume to mixed bouquets.

Sunday™ is the first professional cut flower series of the popular plume-shaped celosia, combining full flower plumes with strong stems and high productivity. It is especially suitable for high-density production and works beautifully as a filler, line and volume flower.

The variety performs particularly well in a greenhouse or high tunnel and offers excellent vase life and good suitability for transport.

Plant Information

• Botanical Name: Celosia plumosa
• Series: Sunday™
• Variety: Green
• Cultivar: ‘Balsungreen’
• Common Name: Feather Celosia
• Flower Colour: Fresh green
• Flower Type: Full, feathery plumes
• Life Cycle: Annual
• Plant Habit: Upright
• Plant Height: 71–102 cm
• Plant Width: approx. 13 cm
• Plant Spacing: 13–18 cm
• Planting Density: 64–80 plants/m²
• Position: Full sun
• Blooming Season: Spring, summer and autumn
• Days to Flower from Sowing: approx. 98–133 days
• Plug Crop Time: 2–3 weeks
• Transplant to Flower: approx. 84–112 days
• Transplant to Finish: 12–16 weeks
• Best For: Greenhouse and high tunnel
• Floral Use: Filler, line and volume
• Vase Life: 7–14 days

Days to Flower from Sowing is an approximate calculation based on the stated plug crop time of 2–3 weeks plus 12–16 weeks from transplant to finish.

Growing Information

Sunday™ Green is designed for high-density professional cut flower production. Plant at approximately 13–18 cm spacing, or around 64–80 plants per m².

Celosia develops a taproot and is sensitive to root damage. Plants should therefore be transplanted before the plugs become rootbound. Root damage can lead to premature bud formation, malformed flowers and less uniform plants.

Keep the growing medium consistently moist, especially during the first two weeks after transplanting, as water stress can encourage premature flowering.

Before flower development, recommended temperatures are approximately 18–24°C during the day and 17–18°C at night. Better flower quality can be achieved with slightly cooler greenhouse temperatures as the flowers develop.

Celosia can be sensitive to high salt levels and high EC, so avoid excessive fertilisation.

Should Sunday™ Green Be Pinched?

Pinching is generally not necessary for Sunday™ Green when grown for professional cut flower production.

The series is designed to produce long, strong stems topped with full terminal plumes, particularly when grown at high planting densities.

Growing plants without pinching helps maintain the characteristic tall, straight cut-flower stem and prominent plume.

Harvest & Vase Life

Harvest Sunday™ Green when the flower plume is approximately 90–100% developed.

After harvest, remove approximately 50–75% of the foliage. Place the stems in clean water and avoid cold storage where possible.

Vase life is approximately 7–14 days.

Sunday™ Green for Cut Flowers

Celosia Sunday™ Green is an excellent professional cut flower variety for adding fresh green colour, texture and volume to bouquets.

Its combination of full feathery plumes, long strong stems, high productivity and excellent vase life makes it particularly suitable for premium mixed bouquets and professional flower production.

The fresh green flowers pair beautifully with white, cream, apricot, blush pink, burgundy and other natural or warm tones, making Sunday™ Green a versatile choice for summer and autumn floristry.