This plant is used as a dye plant by the Hopi people. The mature, drapey flowers are beautiful in fresh cut flower arrangements. Enjoy baby leaves as a microgreen, larger leaves as a tender cooked green, and finally the seeds as a high protein, gluten-free grain or flour. Uses: Amaranth has edible leaves, flowers, and seeds. You can knock the bundles inside of paper bags to easily gather seeds as they fall, then separate the yummy seeds from the papery chaff. Cut seeds heads and bundle them to dry indoors in a dry, dark space. Cut flowers on long stems, remove lower leaves to prevent premature wilt. How to Harvest: Cut baby leaves or pick mature tender greens as needed. When to Harvest: Harvest baby leaves as a microgreen tender green leaves once the plant reaches at least 1 foot cut flowers when nearly fully open through Summer and into Fall seeds when they ripen in late Summer to early Fall. Transplant: sow seeds in containers ⅛” deep, covering only very lightly with soil as seeds need light to germinate. When to Plant: Direct seed in late Spring after risk of frost has passed OR start indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost date.ĭirect sow: sow seeds in soil, ⅛” deep, covering only very lightly as seed needs light to germinate. Soil Preference: Average, well-drained soil Sun Requirements: Full sun, thrives in hot, humid conditions Taller plants may need stakes for support. Growth Habit: Upright growth up to 8 feet with an abundance of round to heart shaped leaves and draping flower clusters. The people of the Hopi Tribe had been using this multifaceted plant for thousands of years. Commonly cultivated worldwide as an edible. It's dark seeds can be harvested as a nutritious, protein rich, gluten-free grain. Red amaranth (Latin name: Amaranthus cruentus) is an annual flowering plant native to Central and South America. It’s vibrant fuchsia baby leaves are catching on as the next fashionable microgreen. Beautiful as a bouquet filler, it’s flowers are the reddest of all amaranth. Hopi Red Dye Amaranth is a fabulous multi-purpose plant.
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