Amaranthus cruentus (amaranth) - 'Hot Biscuit'

Amaranthus cruentus - Hot Biscuits is a striking flowering plant that is a real eye-catcher in your garden. With its hanging dreadlocks, this species offers a fantastic look. The warm orange and brown spikes evoke the atmosphere of autumn and provide a beautiful vertical accent in your field bouquet.

When picking for a bouquet, it is often easier to cut the young shoots instead of the large dreadlocks, so that they are easier to work into a vase. But when you place several of these hanging stems in a large vase, you are guaranteed to have a showstopper! They are also excellent for drying, so you can enjoy them all year round.

At around 120cm tall, the elegant stems are perfect for adding height to your flower beds, and are a great choice for the cutting garden. A handy tip is to top the plants when they are around 15cm tall, otherwise the bunches will become too large and less usable.

Sowing instructions:

Amaranthus is easy to sow, but this plant absolutely cannot tolerate cold. It is therefore advisable not to sow them indoors before mid-April or to sow them directly in the open ground in May/June. The optimum germination temperature is between 21-24 degrees Celsius. Amaranth grows quickly, so make sure you do not sow too early. After the risk of night frost (around mid-May), you can plant the seedlings in the open ground, with a distance of about 50 cm between the plants. This seems a lot when the plants are still small, but once you see the fully grown plants, you will understand why!

Features:

• Name : Amaranthus cruentus (amaranth) - Hot Biscuits
• Content : 0.1 gram / approx. 200 seeds
• Colour : Warm orange and brown spikelets
• Height : 120 cm
• Germinator type: Light germinator
• Pre-sowing: April
• Sowing outdoors: April to June
• Flowering period: July to October
• Location : Sun, partial shade
• Planting distance: 20 cm