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Amaranth, Spike (Amaranthus caudatus), potted plant, Organic
$5.00
Family: Amaranth (Amaranthacea)
Annual. 50 days to maturity
(Spike Amaranth, Elephant Head Amaranth) Annual. 50 days. Plant looks like a fist with one upraised finger, a sort of botanical one-fingered salute of crimson flowers. This is a black-seeded amaranth. The red color is due to the content of betacyanins, and the leaves are an edible and tasty potherb when picked young. This is a vegetable amaranth, not a grain amaranth–grain amaranths like our orange or golden amaranth have blonde seeds. Plant prefers full sun and regular garden soil. Space plants 2 feet apart.
potted plant, Certified Organically Grown
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Elizabeth –
I was gifted a handful of these plants by a neighbor. Since then, they have self-seeded in place every year and reached heights of 5 feet or more. The beautiful, giant red flower heads persist for more than a month, and it takes a hard frost to get them to die back. The greens are a little too tough to eat like spinach (other amaranth have more tender leaves) so I cooked them southern-style, like collard greens. Delicious! If I could come up with one downside, it’s their tendency to get too top-heavy and literally uproot themselves, especially when growing in particularly rich soil. Staking solves that easily.
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