AmaranthCherry, Red
- Product number: 690540
- Origin: Asia
- Latin: Amaranthus gangeticus
Asian leafy vegetable (see "Amaranth Leaf" in chapter "Vegetable Seeds"). Sown in a pot or container, it produces attractive red, young, and fresh leaves that blend beautifully into salads and leave a slight beet flavor. Very fine seed!
This variety is grown as microgreens (for the young plant with cotyledons or first true leaves). Microgreens are grown on moisture-retaining material (paper towels, cotton wool, soil). Dark and warm for germination, light and cooler after germination.
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Latin: Amaranthus gangeticus
Dutch: Amarantkers
Also known as: Amaranthus gangeticus
English: Red Amaranth Sprouts
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- Flower colour: N/A
- Origin: Asia
- Average growth height: Up to 30 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Amaranthus gangeticus
- Dutch: Amaranth cherry
- Also known as: Amaranthus gangeticus
- English: Red Amaranth Sprouts
