Chinese Spinach

Amaranthus tricolor

Description

Bushy annual whose cultivars are available in various colors. Green-leaved cultivars are sometimes grown as spinach substitute. Seeds can be saved for the next season or cuttings can be taken in late summer.

Companion to

Trachelium caeruleaum (Throatwort) Cleome hassleriana β€œHelen Campbell” (Spider Flower) Solenostenom Redhead (Coleus) (not in the database)

Missouri Botanical Garden

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