amaranth Polish bio

Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthaceae

Amaranths are tolerant plants that nevertheless prefer warmth and fertile soil. Their edible seeds are brimming with quality...but the 'Polish' amaranth is grown for its young leaves, which taste like spinach, a little peppery and overflowing with violet pigments. They enrich us with carotene, iron, calcium, protein, vitamin C, beauty and other trace elements. Grow them close together as young shoots, or spaced out for the tropical effect of mature plants, which will sport a crown of wine-red feathers up to 2 meters high in sheltered locations.

500-600 seeds

Certified organic seeds, produced at 'amie' Wild Garden Seeds, Oregon, USA.