Amaranth, Garnet Red (Certified Organic Seeds)

Description: What an incredible edible ornamental! You can enjoy harvesting this plant as a micro or baby green or allow plants to mature and show off their dazzling red flowers in the garden. Garnet Red Amaranth holds up very well as a cut flower too.

USDA Certified Organic/ Heirloom/ Open Pollinated/ Non-GMO

Pack Size: 3.54g (1/8 oz)

Seed Source: USDA Certified Organic

• General Info
• Germination
• Growing Info
• Growing Indoors

Latin Name:Amaranthus caudatus
Alternative Names: Love Lies Bleeding
Main Uses:Ornamental, Culinary
Zone Hardiness:50days to salad size
Exposure:Full sun
Height:6 – 8′ tall
Flower Color:Bold red
Flowering Time:Summer

Germination: 7 – 14 days at 21C.
Sowing: Indoors 4 – 6 weeks before last frost. 2 – 3 seeds per cell. For best results, apply Sea Magic kelp from first watering. Apply a seedling-starter fertilizer such as Evolve Seedling once the second set of true leaves has appeared, and then alternate between the kelp and seedling starter until transplant.Not well-suited for direct-seeding outdoors.
Planting depth: Lightly cover.
Planting Out: Plant in well-drained fertile soil (garden or container) once seedling are established and risk of frost has passed.
Notes:Tolerates poor soils.

Growing in Containers:Not well-suited to containers due to size.

Fertilizing (Garden):Plant in a garden bed amended with compost. No additional fertilizer is required.

Watering (Garden):Water deeply to establish. Water mature plants weekly during hot weather.

Garden Companions:Plant with sweet corn. The leaves of Love-Lies-Bleeding provide shade giving the corn a rich, moist root run. Host to predatory ground beetles. Young leaves are edible.

Special Requirements for Cold Climate Gardeners:May require staking.

Suitability for Indoors:Not suited for indoors.