showy amaranth 'Hot Bisquit'

Grow in moist, fertile, humus-rich soil in full sun, in a sheltered site. Will tolerate poor soil, but then requires watering freely during dry periods in summer. Large enough to make an architectural feature, the flowers can be used for fresh or dried arrangements and birds love the seedheads

Cut back after flowering

Propagate by seed sown in-situ in mid-spring , thin to 60cm apart

Can get aphids

A virus may cause problems