Amaranth, Hot Biscuits

Days to Maturity: 65-75
Size: 2' chestnut-bronze to copper-colored well-branched seedheads atop its majestic 4' stalks at maturity
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Uses: Wonderful decorative complement to the red amaranths, used as a garden backdrop or to give harvest arrangements a bright earthy autumnal color. Easy to grow. Also an underused food plant both for its seeds and its young leaves, though the seeds may require too long to mature in our climate.
Growth Habits: Pinch back to facilitate branching.
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Seed Saving Info: | Annual
Plant Nerd Name: Amaranthus cruentus
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