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Amaranthus cruentus
Purple Amaranthus, Red Amaranthus, Summer poinsettia, Chenille Plant ...

 


Amaranthus tricolor and cvs. (Chinese spinach, Tampala, Joseph's coat)
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Amaranthus gangeticus
( Kahlalu Amaranth )
The leaves of this variety can be used as salad greens. Originally from Jamaica. Plants are 4 to 6 feet tall with a red seed head. Rare.

The genus name, Amaranthus, comes from the Greek word amarantos, meaning unfading, referring to its long lasting flowers. Its epithat, caudatus, means with a tail, referring to its long inflorescence.

Amaranthus cruentus
also known as Amaranthus paniculatus - Prince's feather, Purple amaranth, Red amaranth
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#1009 Amaranthus caudatus
Common Names: love-lies-bleeding, tassle flower, Inca wheat, velvet flower, amaranth
Family: Amaranthaceae (amaranth Family)
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Scientific Name
Amaranthus ‘Magic Fountain'
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Amaranthus tricolor
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Sow 1/4" deep and 2" apart in spring after last frost, when soil has warmed to 70F/21C, rows 8" apart; thin to every 6".

Amaranthus caudatus
Love lies bleeding
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Amaranthus hypochondriacus, 'Manna De Montana' amaranth
annual, easy care
created by Seeds of Change
zones: 1a thru 11a ...

Amaranthus
Amaranthus are esteemed for their foliage as well as their striking inflorescences.

Amaranthus tricolor 'Elephant Head'
Amaranths are both historic and contemporary plants. Few similarly small groups of plants are as complex and diverse, both genetically and taxonomically.

Amaranthus retroflexus
(pigweed family)
TOXICITY RATING: High. The plant is quite common and very toxic.

Amaranthus tricolor
Family: Amaranthaceae
Joseph's coat, Fountain plant
Origin: Tropical Africa and Asia ...

Amaranthus retroflexus
A rough hairy stem with clusters of tiny, greenish flowers. Flowers: In terminal panicles to 2 1/2"(6.5 cm) long and in clusters in leaf axils; flowers intermingled with elongated, bristle-like bracts.

Botanical: Amaranthus hypochondriacus (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Amaranthaceae ...

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Joseph's Coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Woodland Tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris)
Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum)
Sunflower (Helianthus annua) ...

Amaranta - Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranto - Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amargaza - Chrysanthemum parthenium
Amargón - Taraxacum officinale
Amaro - Salvia sclarea
Ambar - Liquidambar styraciflua
Ambarilla - Abelmoschus moschatus ...

slender amaranth Amaranthus viridis
slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
slender meadow foxtail Alopecurus myosuroides
slender Russian-thistle Salsola collina
slenderleaf iceplant Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
slender-leaved naiad Najas minor ...

The genus Amaranthus includes several widely distributed species called amaranths that are characterized by a lasting red pigment in the stems and leaves. They have been a poetic symbol of immortality from the time of ancient Greece.

Joy-Weed (Alternanthera) - Little Brazilian weeds of the Amaranthus order, which, owing to their color, have been used in our gardens to an extent far beyond their merits.

Amaranthus tricolor, Abuta, Bitter Melon, Jatoba, Lemongrass, Mango, Phyllanthus urinaria, Phyllanthus Amarus, Trumpet tree, Pride of Barbados, Sarsaparilla, Wild Tomato, Virola Surinamensis, Waltheria americana.

[38] Native species exclusion is of particular concern because some of the species that share a niche with V. rotundifolia, such as sea beach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus Rafinesque), are presently listed as threatened.[39] ...

See also: Amaranth, Green, May, Grass, Maple