Amaranth: Direct seed or set transplants after danger of frost, in rich soil and full sun. Space 2-3 feet apart. Drought tolerant, but more productive with adequate moisture. Harvest young leaves for greens all summer long. Seed matures over a long period, so must be collected several times for best production; or, cut and hang upside-down indoors, collecting seeds on a tarp as they fall. (Some threshing may be necessary.) 100-200 seeds per packet. This crop is easy to grow, quite colorful and makes delicious greens and grain. A good ornamental plant for landscaping.
Elephant Head Amaranth seeds Elephant Head
This heirloom was brought to the US from Germany in the 1880s and so named because the huge flower takes on the appearance of an elephant’s trunk. The 3'-5' plants produce flowers that are deep reddish-purple in color. A striking variety that is among the most unique we sell.

Item Code: AM116  
$2.25
Golden Giant Amaranth seeds Golden Giant
Attractive golden-colored flower heads produce up to 1 lb of white seed per plant, making this a very heavy producer. Plants grow to about 6' and are easy to grow.

Item Code: AM117  
$2.25
Greek Giant
Seed sent to us by Dr. Joseph Philip of Pennsylvania. He collected seed originally near the town of Herakleion, Crete, years ago and has grown it ever since. Entire plant is reddish-pink, reaching 3 1/2 feet tall in most situations, but may approach 5 feet in very rich soil. Plants branch relatively little for an amaranth and produce most of the red seed heads at the top of the plant. Very Attractive!

Item Code: AM124  
$2.50
Hartman's Giant Amaranth seeds Hartman's Giant
Large plants can grow to 10’ and produce large, beautiful seed heads. Stems are a bright burgundy color. This variety was from Mr. Hartman of Jacksonville, Oregon. In the 1970s he had a yearly contest, offering the winner a $100 prize for the nearest guess as to how many seeds were in his 2-gallon jar.

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Hubei
Attractive red flowers on short, sprawling plants that can reach 4’ across. We received our seeds for this variety from our Australian friend, Rose-Marie Lacherez, and she received the seeds in 1995 from a Chinese researcher (Bi Jihuan) who, at the time, was the director of the agricultural college of Hubei, China.

Item Code: AM120  
$2.50
Kerala Red     New!
A beautiful red amaranth from the Indian state of Kerala, where amaranth is a popular garden crop, making great stir-fried and steamed greens. This variety has pretty stems, foliage and flowers. Harvest leaves young when still tender.

Item Code: AM122  
$2.00
Love-Lies-Bleeding Amaranth seeds Love-Lies-Bleeding
60 days. Tall 3'-4' plants are covered with very long rope-like flowers that are a deep brilliant red color. One of the most striking plants for any garden and so easy to grow. Amaranth is one of our favorite crops! A good seed producer, too. This is a very old heirloom, a pre-1700 variety, that was very popular. Leaves are tasty as cooked greens.

Item Code: AM103  
$2.00
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Love-Lies-Bleeding Green
A wonderful green version of the lovely "Love-Lies-Bleeding" with long flower-ropes that are lime green; attractive and easy to grow. A must to blend with the red.

Item Code: AM113  
$2.00
Mexico City Red
Collected by us on a seed collecting trip in 2005. This variety was growing in a large field in a high mountain valley near Mexico City. Attractive plants grow 6-8 feet tall. Leaves and stalks have a reddish tinge. A long-season type with colorful, large red seed heads that produce a delicious tan grain. It is great to see the Native American crop being grown again in Mexico, as Mexico's native people were forbidden to grow this crop while under Spanish and Catholic rule for many years.

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Miriah     New!
This variety is a good producer of green leaves. Popular in Asia eaten as a delicious spinach substitute; great cooked or pickled. Ornamental plants grow 5'-6' tall and produce a flashy golden-brown seed head. Very rare.

Item Code: AM125  
$2.25
Opopeo
60 days. Beautiful, large, red, upright flower spikes and bronze-green foliage make this Mexican heirloom a real knockout in the vegetable garden. Tasty leaves are tender when picked young. Easy to grow from seed. From Opopeo, Mexico.

Item Code: AM102  
$2.25
Orange Giant
Ornamental 6'-8' tall plants produce giant, golden-orange heads, with the stems golden as well. Each plant can produce up to 1 lb of seed; a beautiful variety that is tasty and productive.

Item Code: AM121  
$2.50
Oscar Blanco
A unique variety from the beautiful mountain valleys of Bolivia. Mammoth plants can grow to 12' and produce 24" long, dusty pinkish-colored flower heads with delicious grain and greens.

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Thai Round Leaf
The tender, bright green leaves are a standard part of Thai cuisine. Tasty and tender, the leaves are cooked like spinach. This popular variety has rounder leaves than most. Great for growing in warm weather.

Item Code: AM112  
$2.00
Thai RW Tender
A popular plant that is grown in Thailand, used as a salad and cooking green; popular in soups, curries and stir-fries. Smallish plants produce round, medium green-colored leaves.

Item Code: AM118  
$2.00
Tiger Eye
A beautiful leaf-type amaranth that is grown for its nutritious greens. Unique leaves are coleus-like green with a red splotch in the middle of each leaf. Tasty picked and cooked like spinach, a great crop to grow in hot weather. From Taiwan.

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Vietnamese Red Amaranth seeds Vietnamese Red
50 days. A vegetable amaranth with flavorful, reddish-green leaves. The plants grow 6' tall and have a beautiful red flower head with black seeds. A very rare variety from Vietnam. Excellent for many Oriental dishes. Pkt $2.50

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