Amaranthus caudatus | Love-Lies-Bleeding | Various
Amaranthus caudatus belongs to the plant family AMARANTHACE and Genus Amaranthus This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Amaranthus caudatus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Amaranthus caudatus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Amaranthus caudatus love-lies-bleeding is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Amaranthus caudatus needs summer days with high heat. It does well in moist soils.
Opuntia rafinesquei is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Amaranthus caudatus has an annual life cycle. Flowers: Love-lies-bleeding has tassels up to 2' long. The blossoms are most often a red color.
Amaranthus caudatus | Love-Lies-Bleeding is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is red. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: tassels up to 2' long
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between 1' and 2'
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
Amaranthus cruentus | Red Amaranth, Purple Amaranth, Prince'S Feather | Flower
Amaranthus hybridus | Green Pigweed | Flower
Amaranthus hypochondriacus | Prince-Of-Wales Feather, Amaranth | Various
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.