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Amaranthus
AMARANTHACEAE
Annuals
(short lived perennials)
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Amaranthus caudatus
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Amaranthus tricolour |
Amaranthus are a genus
of erect or prostrate annuals or short lived perennials, having red,
green or purple stems and large attractive leaves. Particular cultivars
also having brightly coloured leaves, in shades of red, bronze, purple,
or yellow. panicles of red, maroon, rose-pink, purple and gold flowers
are produced from late summer and until early autumn.
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Amaranthus.
caudatus
[Love-Lies-Bleeding]
[Tassel Flower]
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Form: A
bushy annual
Height: 4ft (1.2m)
Spread: 1.5ft (45cm)
Foliage: Having oval pale green leaves
Flowers: In summer and autumn producing pendulous panicles of tassel like red
flowers up to 18in (45cm) long.
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Amaranthus.
hypochondriacus
Prince's Feather
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Form: Bushy annual
Height: 4ft (1.2m)
Spread: 1.5ft (45cm)
Foliage: Leaves are heavily suffused with purple.
Flowers: In summer and autumn producing upright, sometimes flattened, panicles
6in (15cm) long, of dark red flowers.
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Amaranthus.
tricolor
'Joseph's Coat'
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Form: Bushy annual
Height: 3ft (1m)
Spread: 1.5ft (45cm)
Foliage: Has oval, scarlet, green and yellow leaves up to 8in (20cm) long
Flowers: In summer producing small panicles of tiny red flowers.
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Amaranthus.
tricolor
'Molten Fire'
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Foliage: Has crimson, bronze and purple leaves |
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Cultivation: -
Grow in a moist, well-drained, fertile soil, in
a sunny position. Keep well watered during drought conditions.
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Propagation: -
By seed sown outdoors in late
spring
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Half Hardy
Pests & Diseases: - Aphids
are likely to be a problem
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Amaranthus.
hypochondriacus
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Amaranthus.
caudatus 'Viridis'
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This page was last updated on 12/03/2005
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