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showy amaranth 'Marvel Bronze' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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showy amaranth 'Marvel Bronze'

Amaranthus paniculatus 'Marvel Bronze'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Amaranthus
Family: Amaranthaceae

About this plant

'Marvel Bronze' has an upright habit with flower spikes and leaves in shades of crimson and dark red

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass grow in loam-based compost (JI No2) in full light. Outdoors for summer bedding, grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist soil in full sun in a sheltered site. Water freely during summer to prolong flowering

Pruning

Remove dead plants grown as summer bedding after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 20C (68F) in mid-spring

Pests

Susceptible to aphids

Diseases

Prone to a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverArchitectural

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

SummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years