Amaranthus cruentus
Species
Also called amaranth, blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth, prince's feather, Mexican grain amaranth, love-lies-bleeding
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“Wonderful ornamental amaranth with branching spikes of burgundy” — Hopi Red Dye (Amaranth) - High Desert Seed + Gardens
“200 days after cultivation” — Amaranth - Wikipedia
“Plants reach harvest about 51–130 days after planting” — How to grow Grain Amaranth — planting guide · GardenDraft1 plant per square footWhen to plant and harvest grain amaranth
“Grain Amaranth is a vegetable in the Amaranthaceae family. It grows best in full sun” — How to grow Grain Amaranth — planting guide · GardenDraft1 plant per square footWhen to plant and harvest grain amaranth
“Grain Amaranth is a vegetable in the Amaranthaceae family. It grows best in full sun with dry to medium moisture” — How to grow Grain Amaranth — planting guide · GardenDraft1 plant per square footWhen to plant and harvest grain amaranth
“Acidic (5.5–6.5)” — How to Care for red amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)
“and is listed for USDA zones 2-13” — How to grow Grain Amaranth — planting guide · GardenDraft1 plant per square footWhen to plant and harvest grain amaranth
“Plants reach harvest about 8–21 days after planting and sit about 12 inches apart” — How to grow Amaranth Microgreens — planting guide · GardenDraft1 plant per square footWhen to plant and harvest amaranth
“2.5 metres (3 to 8 feet)” — Amaranth - Wikipedia
“seed” — Amaranth - Wikipedia
“Keep picking” — How to grow Grain Amaranth — planting guide · GardenDraft1 plant per square footWhen to plant and harvest grain amaranth
“Young leaves taste the best and Polish certainly will produce plenty.” — How to grow Grain Amaranth — planting guide · GardenDraft1 plant per square footWhen to plant and harvest grain amaranth
Who grows this
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1 cultivar
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Amaranthus cruentus
- Fact sheet: 7 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian