Amaranthaceae

Description: Comes from the family of Amarant plants, also known as, love-lies-bleeding. Most of these are herbs or subshrubs.

Newest Review: ... be grown every year. I shall try to grow a few of these seeds for my own garden I hope the seeds are not too old and still fertile. These seeds should be sown March to April indoors April to May outdoors. To grow indoors in my greenhouse I shall prepare a tray of seed compost sow the seeds and keep them moist and warm, you could sow the seeds direct into your soil though. These flowers will ... more

... probably self set in later years In April or May the plants should be big enough to plant out in the garden about 1 to 2 feet /30 -60 cm apart. I shall put them towards the back of the border as they grow to about 3 to 5foot /90cm to 150 cm tall thes...more

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Amaranthaceae: Love lies bleeding in the garden. (384 words)
by - written on 26/02/08 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING, Amaranthus caudate a member of the Amaranthaceae family In memory of my father. I shall tell you a tale of love lies bleeding. . I thought I would tell you a tale of love lies bleeding. I went to my father's house at the weekend and was clearing out his green house and I found some love lies bleeding seeds. Love lies bleeding; Amaranthus caudate is a member of the Amaranthaceae family. This plant is an annual need to be grown every year. I shall try to grow a few of these seeds for my own garden I hope the seeds are not too old and still fertile. These seeds should be sown March to April indoors April ... Read the complete review

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