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Amaranthus gangeticus |
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| Common name |
elephant head amaranth |
| Family |
amaranthaceae |
| Life cycle |
annual |
| Flowers |
deep purple (summer) |
| Size |
2-3' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
Germinate at room temperature. Reseeds reliably in our garden, close to the mother plant.
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| Seed ripens | mid-October |
We always allow a few of these to grow to their full (largish) size in our garden - self-seeding usually produces more than we need, but extras are easy to cull. Some specimens really do look like elephant heads, with raised trunks.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: cutting garden, orchard Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Liz | Apr 28, 2008 | this is red spinach,right??
I don't think so. More likely, you're thinking of red orach (Atriplex hortensis). |
| listenstohorses2000 | Apr 29, 2008 | I just got some seed for this and plan to try to grow a bit. I wonder, with what plants do I plant this? All my beds are companion. |
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