Four Stars Explorers Mix contains plants varying in height some, but relatively tall, diverse, and beautiful, in foliage and seeds. Foliage mostly reds and purples but also dark green evident at various stages of growth. The seed heads are mostly thick and upright but some are skinny and wispy and some may lean/hang over slightly. The seeds are a mixture of red, blonde and brown in colour. Four Stars Explorers Mix comes from Wild Garden Seed and is a genetic mix of the varieties they offer.
Other Seed Crops / AmaranthThis leaf amaranth comes from India where it is a common cooked leaf crop. The plants this year grew about 3’ tall with red leaves and they have shiny black seeds. To get the best harvest of leaves you should keep pinching the plant back to encourage it to bush out.
Leaf Crops / Chenopodium (Goosefoot) Family (Leaf) / Other Greens / Other Leaf CropsOrange Giant has orange-ribbed green leaves and huge burnt-orange seed heads on 7’ plants. The seeds are light beige.
Other Seed Crops / AmaranthBurgundy Amaranth is a striking deep red plant over 7’ tall.
Other Seed Crops / AmaranthHopi Red Dye is a deep burgundy red plant which can get 6’ tall. The young leaves are used in salads. The Hopi people used the flower bracts as a ceremonial food dye. The edible seed is black.
Other Seed Crops / AmaranthGolden Amaranth has large golden brown seed heads on sturdy plants.
Other Seed Crops / AmaranthPopping Amaranth has large bicoloured seed heads.
Other Seed Crops / Amaranth
R158 was developed by Johnny’s Selected Seeds and Rodale Research Centre. The leaves and seed heads are mostly red. It is an early and heavy yielding amaranth.
Other Seed Crops / Amaranth
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