General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Salad greens
Cooked greens
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Wind

Common names
  • Prince's Feather
  • Mexican Grain Amaranth
  • Amaranth

Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Dec 7, 2013 3:51 PM concerning plant:
    A beautiful variety with stems and giant flower heads that are a golden-orange. Each plant can produce up to a pound of seed.
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