VEGETABLES / AMARANTH
Organic Listing
90 days, {iA. cruentus}, 5-6' tall, black seeds, large, magenta seedheads and stems, leaves and stems edible, self-sows reliably here, germinating just after spring equinox, leaves are trap crop for striped cucumber beetle, plant late crop in July to minimize damage, good accent in flower beds and beneficial borders
$3
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