Water once a week.
Do not cover the seeds. This amaranth will germinate without covering it with soil. Water with a mist.
By our calculations*, you should look at sowing Love lies bleeding about 28 days before your last frost date .
They are ready for transplant when big enough to handle them. Or it can be grown where they are going to stay.
Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Love lies bleeding is a tender plant.These estimates for how long Love lies bleeding takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 19 days | Min 6 days | Max 41 days (4)
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Our when to plant Love lies bleeding estimates are relative to your last frost date.
The genus name comes from the Greek amaranton meaning “not fading” – because the long crimson flowers don’t fade after the plant has died 1. The botanical epithet is from the Latin caudatus meaning “with a tail”.
Since the long crimson flowers don’t fade after the plant has died, the amaranth has come to symbolise immortality 1. The flowers are often called “bleeding heart” or “lamb’s tails”.
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Amaranthus caudatus L.
1 :Growing Herbs with Margaret Roberts; First published 1985