Amaranthus hybridus seed
LATIN NAME: AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS
COMMON NAME: Green Amaranth
In the cultivated fields and the wayside waste of the warm world, the green amaranth grows as a robust, upright, annual herb with the broad, oval, green or red-flushed leaves and the long, dense, erect or drooping spikes of tiny, greenish flowers that ripen to the dense heads of small, shiny, black seeds. Growth is quickly, the plant forming a rounded crown that reaches 5-10 metres. Plant it in full sun with deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The green amaranth comes up in the studies of the amaranth tribe of the warm world, its dense seed heads and its leafy growth keeping it in view in the work on the leaf vegetables of the tropics and the ancient grain crops of the region. The research looks at the way the spikes ripen to the black seeds, the broad leaves carry the leaf harvest, and the seed biology of the tiny, abundant seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the kitchen garden and the warm border, the green amaranth gives the tender leaves for the pot and the dense heads of small seeds that have fed the people of the warm regions since the old times. The bold, fast plant asks for nothing but sun, and the plant makes the fine leaf vegetable, the ancient grain and the easy annual of the summer garden. It is a plant for the open, sunny, deep and rich place.
To grow the Green Amaranth from seed, sow the dust-fine seeds on the surface of moist, light soil.
Sow the dust-fine seeds on the surface of moist, light soil, and keep the young amaranths in the open, sunny spot. The dense seed heads ripen with the late summer.
LATIN NAME: Amaranthus hybridus
COMMON NAME: Green Amaranth
The green amaranth is a tall, upright, leafy annual of the gardens and the fields, and its fine, oval leaves and its dense, upright spikes of the tiny green flowers have made it a plant of the kitchen and the border. It forms a compact, leafy clump, staying under a metre. It is a species of the flowering plant in the amaranth family, and it is native to the tropical and the warm regions of the world, while it is grown as a leaf vegetable and a grain, and it is known as the green amaranth.
The green amaranth belongs to the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, and it is a species of the tall annual, native to the warm regions of the world, while it is grown as a leaf vegetable and a grain, and it is known as the green amaranth. It is prized for its tender leaves and its dense, upright spikes of the tiny green flowers.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The green amaranth has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the food science and the nutrition, since its tender leaves and its small seeds are rich in the valuable nutrients, and researchers have examined the composition of the leaves and the grain, while the value of the amaranths as a food has drawn attention in the international food and nutrition press as a crop of the warm lands. The plant has also been studied in the agriculture, since it is a fast-growing, productive, leafy crop of the warm regions, and researchers have examined its yield, its cultivation and its many forms, while the growing of the amaranth in the field and the garden has been of continuing interest across the world. The species has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm regions, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the garden and the field have been examined, while the study of the amaranths has been of continuing interest, and the diversity of the genus has been of value. For a plant of such usefulness, the green amaranth has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the green amaranth is a generous plant of the garden. Its dense, upright spikes of the tiny flowers feed the many small insects, and its tall, leafy stems give a fine, leafy presence to the border and the vegetable bed. It is a fast and generous plant of the warm-season kitchen garden.
Its economic value is real. The green amaranth is prized for its tender leaves and its nutritious grain, and its value has drawn attention in the international food and nutrition press as a crop of the warm lands, while its leaves have been cooked and eaten as a fine vegetable of the many regions, and its small seeds have been valued as a nutritious grain. For a grower, the green amaranth is an easy and productive plant, and for a gardener it brings a tall, leafy, productive annual to the garden. The seeds are easy to start — sow them just below the surface of a pot or a seed bed of moist, free-draining soil, keep them lightly watered, and theyll be sprouting readily, growing on into a tall, leafy, productive annual.
Type: Open-Pollinated Size at Maturity: 6ft – 10ft Tall Days to Maturity: 90-120 Days, 16-25 Days for Microgreens Light Requirement: Full Sun Planting Time: Warm Season Sowing Method: Direct Sow Planting Depth: 1/2″ Plant Spacing: 14″ Hardiness Zones: All
Germination: Amaranth germinates when the soil temperature reaches at least 70 degrees F, so gardeners in cool climates may want to start their seed indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting. Direct sow the seed several weeks after the last spring frost; sow thinly 1/4″ deep in rows 16-18″ apart, thinning the seedlings to 10-12″ apart as soon as they appear. Some gardeners prefer closer spacing such as 2-3″ if harvesting the greens only. Amaranth prefers full sun and well drained soil. Germination should occur within 8-10 days.