Amaranthus seeds
(Love lies bleeding seed)
Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice
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Annual
25°C
Do not cover
germ 1-2 weeks
sow march to April for summer display. Suitable for cut & dried flowers |
Amaranthus Dreadlocks Up to 1m Annual
Amaranthus caudatus gibbosus
Giant Love-Lies-Bleeding
Awarded Which Best Buy new flowers for 2010.
The large dread lock rediscovered in the 1970's, amaranth-red heads have a high ornamental value, not just in the garden, but it is a good cut flower as well, on its own or in a combination with several
other summer flowers. Giant magenta flowers up to 100cm long trail like dread locks from plants up to 1 metre tall, bright pink stems add to the attraction of this Amaranthus. Makes an impressive plant in large containers or back of borders.
Flowers from August until November
pkt approx 1,000 seeds
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Amaranthus Tower Green
100-120cm Annual
Amaranthus cruentus
Erect green spikes. Excellent cut flower and dried flower. Soft velvety
florets on a central tall flowering stem with smaller flowering stems up to
90cm shooting out of the main stem. Flowers from June to September. Makes an
ideal architectural plant and focal point in the borders.
pkt approx 50 seeds
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Amaranthus Tower Red 100-120cm Annual
Amaranthus cruentus
Erect red spikes. Excellent cut flower and dried flower. Soft velvety
florets on a central tall flowering stem with smaller flowering stems up to
90cm shooting out of the main stem. Flowers from June to September. Makes an
ideal architectural plant and focal point in the borders.
pkt approx 50 seeds
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Amaranthus Autumn Pallet
120cm Annual
Erect spikes of pistachio-green tipped with bronze, mixed with warm orange-brown
spikes. Excellent autumn cut flower. Flowers from June to October.
pkt approx 200 seeds
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Amaranthus Foxtail
75cm Annual
Deep red spiky racemes with reddish - bronzed foliage. Ideal dot plant,
flower stems suitable for drying.
pkt approx 400 seeds
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Amaranthus Caudatus Red
1m Annual
Hanging variety. Love-Lies-Bleeding
Drooping racemes with crimson flowers from July to October. Good for flower
arranging.
pkt approx 1,000 seeds
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Amaranthus Pigmy torch
45cm Annual
Blood red flowers on erect spikes ideal borders and for cut flower or dried flower arrangements, suitable for
glasshouses in spring & autumn sowing Feb. onwards. Harvest as soon as the
plants are in full flower. RHS Award of Garden Merit
pkt approx 800 seeds
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Amaranthus Green Thumb
45cm Annual
Green flowers on erect spikes ideal borders and for cut flower or dried flower arrangements, suitable for
glasshouses in spring & autumn sowing Feb. onwards. Harvest as soon as the
plants are in full flower. RHS Award of Garden Merit
pkt approx 800 seeds
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The cultural information should be used
as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the
same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this
in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a
tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger
the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc
requires no cover.
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