General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 3 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Other: Apple green
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 65ºF - 75ºF
Days to germinate: 3 to 5 days
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of soil.
Pollinators: Self
Wind

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Common names
  • Amaranth
  • Grain

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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Dec 7, 2013 3:19 PM concerning plant:
    A grain-type from southern Mexico, it requires 125 days to produce mature seed.

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