‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Heirloom Amaranth Seeds

Amaranth - Love Lies Bleeding (Heirloom) - Amaranthus caudatus Annual - These unique cottage garden flowers have long wine-red tassels of bloom that cascade gracefully from multi-branching 3 - 4' plants. Also called "Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate," the dangling ropes of tiny burgundy blossoms have a wonderful texture, like soft chenille. The easy to grow, big-framed plants thrive even in poor soil and hot conditions, adding rich color and drama to the garden. They make riveting and decorative vase flowers. No need for additional amendments.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Amaranthus caudatus
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Weeping
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Annual - These unique cottage garden flowers have long wine-red tassels of bloom that cascade gracefully from multi-branching 3 - 4' plants.
• Recorded feature: Plant Spreads
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: Very lightly
• Germination: 7-10 Days
• Height At Maturity: 3-4 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 18-24"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Heirloom Amaranth and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Heirloom Amaranth where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

Use a dated label for ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Heirloom Amaranth and compare actual emergence, growth, and harvest or bloom timing with the ranges in the current record. Local soil, temperature, light, moisture, and planting date can shift results. Keep observations with the remaining packet so the next sowing can be adjusted without replacing product-specific measurements with a universal calendar.

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