Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Amaranthus caudatus ‘Viridus’
This old-fashioned plant has very unusual, drooping, 80cm long, light green flower tassels in summer and autumn. An annual that provides dramatic structure to a bed, the foliage can also be eaten steamed. Easily grown in a sunny, even hot and dry, position with average soil. Self seeds. 400 seeds.
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Tender
Lifespan
Annual
Climate
Cold
Temperate
Hot Arid
Tropics/SubTropics
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Raise seeds in trays or sow direct to garden when soil and weather has warmed. Cover seeds thinly, keep moist and warm at around 21-24˚C. In cooler climates start indoors to transplant later.
Height
1.5 m
Spacing/Spread
0.6 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Oct 1st to Dec 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Oct 1st to Jan 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Aug 1st to Mar 31st