AMARANTH - Love Lies Bleeding

Common Name: AMARANTH - Love Lies Bleeding

Seeds Per Packet: Approx 2500

Days to Harvest: 120 days

Watering: Medium

Plant Spacing: 30cm

Row Spacing: 60cm

Companion Plants: Corn

Additional Features: Bird Lovers, Beds, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Foliage Interest, Heirloom

Scientific Name: Amaranthus tricolor

Germination Time: 8-10 days

Position/Sunlight: Full Sun

Plant Height: 1.5-2m

Cool/Mountain Sow: Sep-Mar

Arid Sow: Sep-Apr

Temperate Sow: Sep-Mar

Sub-Tropical Sow: Sep-Apr

Tropical Sow: Feb-Nov

How to Sow

Amaranth is generally sown as a summer annual, but if you live in areas that have cooler, shorter seasons, sow seeds indoors in the early spring and transplant outside after all danger of frost has passed. For direct sowing, it is best to sow in rows and then thin out to approximately 30cm apart. Seeds germinate with soil temperatures between 18-25C and plants will grow best in full sun.

How to Harvest

The leaves can be harvested at about 40 days and you can continue to harvest the leaves up until the plant flowers. Beyond this point, the leaves lose their tenderness. To harvest the grain, wait until the seeds mature, cut the heads and place in a dry place out of direct sunlight. Once dried you can rub or shake the heads to release the seeds. To remove all chaff it may be necessary to screen the seed.