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Amaranthus Seeds - Pygmy Torch
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Amaranthus (Amaranthus Hypochondriacus Pygmy Torch) - Amaranthus seeds are wonderful for easily growing some real eye-catching attention for the summer border! Grow Amaranthus plants in clumps in your flower beds or use them to add a bold color contrast to your container plants.
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Flower Specifications
SEASON
Annual
USDA ZONES
3 - 10
HEIGHT
12 - 16 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Early Summer to fall
BLOOM COLOR
Crimson
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun
SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, pH 6.1 to 6.5
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
HOUSE PLANT
No
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
65 - 75F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
10 - 21 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
Press seed into soil, do not cover
SOWING RATE
4 seeds per plant
MOISTURE
Keep moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
18 - 24 inches
Amaranthus (Amaranthus Hypochondriacus Pygmy Torch) - Amaranthus seeds are wonderful for easily growing some real eye-catching attention for the summer border! Grow Amaranthus plants in clumps in your flower beds or use them to add a bold color contrast to your container plants.
Excellent cut flower
Amaranthus Pygmy Torch is excellent for cutting and drying. It has beautiful 12 inch spikes of crimson flowers all summer. It is a very early bloomer and easy to grow from flower seed.
Amaranthus seed | pygmy torch
How to grow
How To Grow Amaranthus From Seed: You can sow indoors approximately 6 weeks before frost season is over and transplant outdoors when temperatures are warming. Grow in loam-based potting compost (No. 2) in full light. Water freely in summer, and provide high humidity if possible.
Outdoors, sow Amaranthus seeds after frost season is over and night time temperatures are staying in the upper 40's. Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist soil in full sun in a sheltered site. Amaranthus Caudatus will tolerate poor soil. Water freely during dry periods in summer to prolong flowering.
- Sowing Rate: 4 seeds per plant
- Average Germ Time: 10 - 21 days
- Keep moist until germination
- Depth: Press into soil, do not cover
Plant Specifications
Amaranthus Pygmy Torch has an upright shape. It has oval green foliage. It produces flowers during early summer and autumn that are spikes in shape and crimson in color. It requires a moist, rich and well-drained soil, preferring full sun, and a position in a border, or it works well in a container. Keep Amaranthus seeds moist after sowing.
- Height: 12 - 16 inches
- USDA Zones: 3 - 10
- Season: Annual
- Deer Resistant: No