Annuals: how to start amaranthus Love-lies-bleeding , 1 by joannabanana

joannabanana wrote:
Yes, they do best on the dry side. They also will get much bigger, as in several feet tall, if you plant them directly in the ground. I have found that direct seeding is better than starting 6 weeks early or start them only 3-4 weeks early. They seem to stall & become stunted if the are left in a pot too long. They are a great item for wintersowing though. I put some wintersown seedlings Velvet Curtains Amaranthus in a Community Centre garden about 3 years. It has received limited care and self seeds every year. By mid-August they are about 4 feet tall. They are very striking. So if you grow them again, try growing them in the ground & not in a pot. This is a picture from last year, haven't got around to snapping some photos of the garden this year.