Amaranth - Hot Biscuits, botanical illustration

Amaranth - Hot Biscuits

Amaranthus caudatus

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About

An annual beautiful copper amaranth variety producing spires of ornamental spikes . Hot Biscuits is a fantastic addition to any cutting garden, producing tall blooms of striking copper plumes that look fantastic fresh or dried in a bouquet or arrangement. It's easy to grow and produces an abundance of stems that pair fantastically with dahlias, sunflowers and rudbeckias. Standing up to 120cm tall, it's also an edible plant with leaves that can be cooked like spinach and seeds which can be used as a gluten-free flour or cooked as a nutritious grain. (Approximate seed count - 1000)

Botany

Latin nameAmaranthus caudatus
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAmaranthus

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Organic and biodynamic open-pollinated seeds, Devon UK

Country: UK

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