Annual. Everlasting. Vibrant strawberry-red profuse blooms that look vaguely like clover; great for drying. QIS stands for Quality In Seed. Enormously popular with commercial growers. ③
QIS Red Globe Amaranth
QIS Red Globe Amaranth
Annual. Everlasting. Vibrant strawberry-red profuse blooms that look vaguely like clover; great for drying. QIS stands for Quality In Seed. Enormously popular with commercial growers. ③
Additional Information
Globe Amaranth
~200 seeds/g.
Annual. Beautiful round clover-like 1" flowers on 2' stems perfect for drying. Also enjoyable as bedding plant. We’ve chosen for earliness, floriferousness, compact habit and good stem length.
Culture: Easily grown in any soil, likes hot sun, blooms prolifically. Tolerates dry weather and some frost. Chill seed 4–6 weeks at 40°, then start indoors at 60–70° for best germination. Germination is erratic; can take from 7–30 days. Grow on at 55–60°. Do not overwater. Transplant in 8–12 weeks, spacing at 12–18".
Flowers
All flowers are open-pollinated except where noted.
Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.
Germination Testing
For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.
Our Seeds are 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.