Amaranth - Joseph’s Coat

Description:
A featured plant of Monticello's floral gardens, this ever-popular plant has beautiful foliage in vivid combinations of yellow, scarlet, and green that develop in summer on the upper leaves of this sturdy, large-leaved annual. A heat lover that thrives in the high humidity of full summer, it is lovely paired with grasses and salvias in the border.

How to Plant: Roots do not like to be disturbed. Be gentle. Plant at soil level.

How to Grow:

Other: You can eat it! The leaves have a walnut-like flavor when cooked.