Species
Upright ornamental amaranth
Amaranthus hypochondriacus, garden selections
Varieties
2 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green ThumbBSI-H24800 | — |
| Details |
| Pygmy TorchBSI-H25000 | — |
| Details |
Amaranthus hypochondriacus is an annual amaranth with upright, plume-like flower clusters.
Flowers and foliage
Many small flowers combine to create the dense ornamental display. Green Thumb has purple foliage and erect yellow-green plumes. This is an ornamental seed reference rather than a description of grain characteristics.
Upright plumes and named selections
Green Thumb and Pygmy Torch are the named selections for the reseller’s flower-seed range.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Common names
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- prince of wales-feather
- prince's-feather
- prince's-feather amaranth
- prince-of-wales feather
- prince-of-wales-feather
- Synonyms
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- amaranthus anardana
- amaranthus atrosanguineus
- amaranthus bernhardii
- amaranthus chlorostachys convar. erythrostachys
- amaranthus chlorostachys erythrostachys
- amaranthus frumentaceus
- amaranthus hybridus
- amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
- amaranthus hybridus f. hypochondriacus
- amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
- amaranthus hybridus leucocarpus
- amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus
- amaranthus hybridus var. erythrostachys
- amaranthus hybridus var. hypochondriacus
- amaranthus hybridus var. leucocarpus
- amaranthus hypochondriacus hypochondriacus
- amaranthus hypochondriacus macrostachys
- amaranthus hypochondriacus monstrosus
- amaranthus hypochondriacus racemosus
- amaranthus hypochondriacus tortuosus
- amaranthus hypochondriacus var. macrostachys
- amaranthus hypochondriacus var. monstrosus
- amaranthus hypochondriacus var. racemosus
- amaranthus hypochondriacus var. tortuosus
- amaranthus leucocarpus
- amaranthus leucospermus
- amaranthus macrostachyus
- amaranthus monstrosus
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Species
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus