Amaranth 'Oeschberg'

Eggplant purple leaves and flower spikes smolder among deepest red flowers and chartreuse green amaranths in the back border. Beautiful and useful, too; the young plants harvested as salad greens and the nutritious seeds that mature in late summer feed you and the local birds! Self-sows.

DETAILS:

QTY: 100

TYPE: Annual

SITE: Full Sun

DEPTH: BARELY COVER

GERMINATION: 7 - 10 days at 21 - 24°C

HEIGHT: 24" - 30” Support may be necessary.

MATURITY: 65 - 75 Days

SPACING: 12 - 15”




HOW TO GROW:

Transplant - Sow 4-6 weeks before the last frost. Barely cover seed. Bottom water or mist to avoid covering seeds with displaced soil. Harden off by growing at 17-18°C  and transplant outside after last frost.
Direct seed - After last frost, sow thinly, barely covering the seed. When seedlings have first true leaves, thin to 12-15" apart.