Love-Lies-Bleeding Amaranth

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Amaranthus caudatus
(90 days) Open-pollinated. Annual. Also known as Tassel Flower. Well-loved by cottage gardeners for more than 300 years. This vigorous 2–4' branching annual sports long drooping red tassels that hold until frost. Makes a good border; stake and tie for neater appearance. Goes well with bachelor’s buttons, nicotiana or sunflowers. Start indoors at 70–75°, grow on at 62–65°. Avoid heavy fertilization. Space at least 1' apart for strong stems. May be air-dried by hanging upside down; use heat for better color. ~1,500 seeds/g.

From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.

We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May 20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on Friday, May 23.

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4831 Love-Lies-Bleeding

A: 1g
$2.50
B: 7g
$5.75
C: 28g
$9.95

Additional Information

Amaranth

Annual. A dual-purpose crop, both nutritious and decorative. From the Greek amarantos for ‘unfading.’ Used as an ornamental, especially in harvest arrangements. Amaranth was an extremely important food of the Aztecs. ~1,250 seeds/g.

Also see callaloo for greens.

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Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.