General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2 to 6 feet
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Wind

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Common names
  • Red Amaranth
  • Huautli
  • Purple Amaranth
  • Prince's Feather
  • Mexican Grain Amaranth
  • Alegria
  • Blood Amaranth
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Amaranthus cruentus
  • Synonym: Amaranthus paniculatus

Photo Gallery
Location: mid-TN
Date: 08-18-05

Photo: Kurt Stuber
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-23
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-23
Location: Botanical Garden Jena (Germany)
Date: 2017-04-07
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-23
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