Amaranth grains 'Katia'
- Product number: 004430
- Origin: Central and South America
- Latin: Amaranthus hypochondriacus
This Amaranth forms enormous, branched, upright flower clusters in a pink-red color and grows to 1-1.5 m tall. Besides being edible, amaranth is also very ornamental in the garden and strong as a cut flower! The leaves are green with pink.
The seeds are very dark brown to black, the seed yield is quite good: an average of 1.3 kg per 10 m²
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As with other members of the Amaranthus genus, the tender leaves, especially of young plants, can be eaten like spinach. When the flower clusters ripen, the seeds can be harvested: very healthy (for example, puffed in the oven at 130°C) in muesli. The newly germinated seeds (sprouts) are also healthy and nutritious. The seeds can also be baked into bread or cooked with rice.
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Latin: Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Dutch: Amarantkoren
Also: Graanamarant or Inkatarwe
English: Amaranth grain
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- Flower colour: Rose-pink flower clusters
- Origin: Central and South America
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Dutch: Amaranth grain
- Also known as: Grain amaranth or Inkatarwe
- English: Amaranth grain
