General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Fruit: Indehiscent
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Cooked greens
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Purple Amaranth
  • Livid Amaranth
  • Bride Malabar
  • Slender Amaranth
  • Guernsey Pigweed

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Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2020-08-02
Guernsey Pigweed (Amaranthus Lividus), an extremely ancient heirl
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2020-08-02
Guernsey Pigweed (Amaranthus Lividus), an extremely ancient heirl

Date: 2006-12-13

Date: 2012-02-19
Author--Ton Rulkens
Location: Ernstbrunn cemetery, district Korneuburg, Lower Austria
Date: 9-2019
Author--Stefan.lefnaer
Location: Haidschüttgasse, Vienna, Austria
Date: 6-2016
Author--Stefan.lefnaer
Location: Haidschüttgasse, Vienna, Austria
Date: 6-2016
Author--Stefan.lefnaer
Location: Haidschüttgasse, Vienna, Austria
Date: 6-2016
Author--Stefan.lefnaer
Location: Haidschüttgasse, Vienna, Austria
Date: 6-2016
Author--Stefan.lefnaer
Location: Haidschüttgasse, Vienna, Austria
Date: 6-2016
Author--Stefan.lefnaer

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