Annual floral seed Amaranthus gangeticus

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100% Guaranteed! Read our guarantee. Amaranth Elephant's Head is a dramatic flower with stout stems holding giant flower heads resembling a trumpeting elephant. An heirloom from the late Victorian era, it traveled to America with a German family intent on establishing a fruitful home here. Initially grown for its edible young leaves and later the tremendous quantity of nutritious seeds, it thrives in summers heat and in well-drained soils in vegetable gardens and flower borders. Lifecycle: Annual Hardiness: Half Hardy Annual Size: 4-5' h x 2-2.5' w Sun: Full sun Soil: Regular to rich, well-drained Season: Summer to fall Seed to Bloom: 12 weeks Color: Deep burgundy flower clusters HOW TO GROW AMARANTHUS GANGETICUS SOWING INSTRUCTIONS: Depth: Barely cover 1/16" Sprout Time: 3-14 days Starting Indoors: Six weeks before last frost, sow thinly into pots filled with a mix specifically for seed germination. Keep at 65-75°F with evenly moist conditions by placing a humidity dome over the containers until germination occurs, or by sprinkling a thin cover of vermiculite over the pots. Starting Outdoors: Direct sow after last frost. When to Set Outside: After all danger of frost has passed. Be careful not to disturb the roots.