Description

Amaranthus ‘Cut Flower Blend’

Amaranthus caudatus

Why have one, when you can have two!! Both ‘crimson’ and ‘green’.

Special Blend of soft green and crimson red trailing flowery ropes for dramatic and very long lasting garden display.

Also ideal for floral design, the vase life is astonishing!

My garden has been packed full of Amaranthus the last few years, it THRIVES whatever the weather, rain or shine, gales and will not bat an eye even at the almost 40°C heat.

This Amaranthus blend will look incredible all the way into November!

My blends are not available anywhere else, I hand pick the colours we want only for an equal blend and NO surprise flowers!

Frustratingly standard mixes are often filled with an unbalanced ranges of unattractive colours and very few or even none of the most popular most colours. It’s so disappointing, and I always promise that we have exactly the same to grow together. My blends are to designed to allow us all to grow all the lovely colours without compromise.

How to grow:

Don’t start Amaranthus too early, these plants cannot be planted until all risk of frost has passed.

Seeds will benefit from ‘a bit of warmth’ to germinate, 20-22°C is ideal.

Seeds need light for germination, don’t cover them in compost.

As seedlings emerge, you will notice the stems and leaves are coloured and this can confuse you slightly in the case of Amaranthus ‘caudatus’ Green Cascade. There will be reddish markings on the leaves. Don’t worry this is completely natural and the tassels will be the green colour you were expecting.

It will be obvious which plants are which before planting time.

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Details:
Variety: Amaranthus caudatus
Type: Half Hardy Annual
Position: Plants require full sun
Sow: Spring
Height: 90-110 cm
Spacing: 22-30cm apart
Harvest: July onwards
Seeds per packet: 200, 100 seeds of each variety (approx. counted by weight)

Cutting /Vase Life:

Pick when colourful seed heads have emerged and have started to elongate, stems will feel firmer to the touch.

Place straight into buckets of water and leave to rest preferably overnight, this is called conditioning. Removing foliage will help reduce the risk of wilting as well as revealing more of the colourful spires and tails.