Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Pygmy Torch'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Self-sows
Free delivery when you spend over £80
Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
An unusually compact amaranth, with crimson velvet plumes, brilliant as foliage in a container and in a vase with dahlias
Amaranthus leaves can be used in stir fries, as you would pak choi. It's also delicious slightly wilted with lemon and garlic, as you might cook spinach.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - September
- Height
- 45cm (18in)
- Common name
- Prince's feather
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Start seeds off under cover in spring. Keep warm and moist. Transplant seedlings into individual pots and grow on in cooler conditions and harden off before planting out after the last frosts. May also be sown direct in late spring.
Care Tips
Pinch out growing tip to encourage more side branches to form and keep picking regularly. It is very heat and drought tolerant. Requires staking.
Flowering Time
July - September
