Amaranthus Species, Mexican Grain Amaranth, Prince's Feather, Purple Amaranth, Red Amaranth
Amaranthuscruentus
Synonym
Amaranthus
aureus
Amaranthus
paniculatus
Amaranthus
spicatus
I discovered this plant thanks to the growers at Farmlab, Los Angeles. Grows wonderfully in my front yard edible garden. Deep red-burgan...Read More
Although Amaranths are found the world over, Amaranthus cruentus is not native to India or elsewhere in Asia or the Old World. This part...Read More
While a friend of mine was out for the day, I stopped by and planted 6 of these around her flagpole. When she returned, she was absolutel...Read More
Love this for its color and it fills in my cottage style garden beautifully but I got babies of this plant from another DGer 3 years ago ...Read More
This could be considered by some to be a nuisance due to it's prolific self-seeding, but to me it is well worth the extra "weeding." I ...Read More
I about fell-over, when I saw a grouping of these plants, in a public space. Naturally, I stopped my car, reversed to the public garden ...Read More
This plant appears in abandoned urban terrains of the brazilian countryside, apparently prefering the rich, acidic, porous, and moderatel...Read More
Amaranthus cruentus is a bold ornamental plant, native to India, the Philippines and other warm countries.
'cruentus' impl...Read More