🌾🌈 Amaranth Tricolor (Amaranthus tricolor) – 50 Seeds

Add vibrant color and nutrition to your garden with Amaranth Tricolor (Amaranthus tricolor)! Also known as Joseph’s Coat, this stunning annual plant features striking foliage in a kaleidoscope of red, yellow, green, and purple shades. Not only a feast for the eyes, but the leaves are also edible and packed with vitamins, making it a beautiful and functional addition to your edible garden.

Amaranth Tricolor thrives in warm conditions and is a fast-growing, drought-tolerant plant that adds texture and height to flower beds, borders, and containers. It’s perfect for gardeners looking for a splash of tropical flair and a versatile leafy green.

🌿 Botanical Name: Amaranthus tricolor

✨ Key Features:

• Eye-catching, multicolored foliage in red, yellow, green, and purple

• Fast-growing, heat and drought tolerant annual

• Edible leaves rich in vitamins and minerals

• Adds dramatic color and texture to gardens and containers

• Great for ornamental and edible gardening

• Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Direct sow outdoors after last frost

• Or start indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost for early planting

🕰 Bloom Time: Summer to early fall
📏 Plant Height: 30–60 cm (12–24 inches)
📏 Spacing: 20–30 cm (8–12 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 7–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 21–27°C (70–80°F)

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly acidic (6.0–7.0)

• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist but avoid waterlogging

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Harvest young leaves for best flavor and nutrition

• Thin seedlings to maintain airflow and healthy growth

• Can be grown as a colorful ornamental or leafy vegetable

• Use leaves fresh in salads, cooked as greens, or dried for later use

• Suitable for mixed borders, containers, and edible gardens

The package contains 0.2 g of seeds which is about 50 seeds.

Amaranthus tricolor