Purple amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus
annual2×1.5 mzone 9–12full sun🍎 Edible
Profile
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- annual
- Height
- 2 m
- Spread
- 1.5 m
- Growth
- fast
- Lifespan
- 1 year
- First yield
- after 1 year
- Hardiness
- zone 9–12
- Shade tolerance
- full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- dry – moist
- pH
- 6 – 7.5
Uses
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