VEGETABLES / AMARANTH
Naturalizes, 6-8' stalks fall over while flowering (in wet clay soil) and needed staking, Shiny black seed ripening over several weeks, very easy to shake from dry flowers into a bucket beneath (without much fluff), bright red stem and flowers. Seed edibility for humans not tested but the mourning doves flock to it in October. Very decorative, and young leaves are edible. My neighbor called his a 'tree'. Volunteers all over. Retains some color until November. I grew pole beans and Apios up the stalks. 2022 or 2023 seed..
$1.00
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