Amaranth Grain
Amaranth Grain is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Ancient Aztec food grain; higher in protein than wheat or rice; rich source of the essential amino acid, lysine. Grows vigorously, tolerates drought, heat and is pest-resistant. Flowers are feathery plumes. Pale blonde amaranth grains are shiny, slightly larger than poppy seeds. Delicious cooked as cereal, ground for flour or popped like popcorn.
Product: Amaranth Grain
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Ancient Aztec food grain; higher in protein than wheat or rice; rich source of the essential amino acid, lysine. Grows vigorously, tolerates drought, heat and is pest-resistant. Flowers are feathery plumes. Pale blonde amaranth grains are shiny, slightly larger than poppy seeds. Delicious cooked as cereal, ground for flour or popped like popcorn.
Plant type: Warm season annual
Plant height: 1.5 - 3m when in flower
Sow when: Germinate best at 20 - 27°C soil temp.
Temperate: Late spring to summer
Subtropical: All year, avoid frost periods
Tropical: All year
Germination: 3 - 7 days
Depth: Cover the fine seed very lightly, firm down and keep moist
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct into warm soil
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained soil; pH 5.5 - 6
Harvest: 4 - 6 months for grain crop; harvest the seed head once a few seeds drop, lay on a tarp and dry in the sun for a week until the stems are dry; separate the seeds from the stems and winnow in a light breeze