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bigred Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a) Aug 10, 2008

I received a plant 2-3 yrs ago labeled celosia sp. but it sure looks like amaranth aka chinese spinach to me.

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bigred Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a) Aug 10, 2008

http://www.evergreenseeds.com/redleaf.html

here's chinese spinach

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bigred Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a) Aug 11, 2008

Ah-Ha! I think I found it....Cramer's Amazon celosia spp. so it's not edible but great for fresh cut flower arranging or dried.

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zozzl MSU, MS(Zone 8a) Aug 14, 2008

It's definitely celosia:)

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bigred Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a) Aug 14, 2008

it resembles the chinese spinach but I think I read,seeds for spinach are white. Seeds on this palnt are black

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