‘Cinco De Mayo’ Heirloom Amaranth Seeds

Amaranth - Cinco de Mayo (Heirloom) - Amaranthus tricolor Annual - Exclusive - Brilliant color for excitement. Easy to grow showy foliage in electric yellow, scarlet-orange, magenta and multicolor pinwheels. No need for additional amendments. Plant in ordinary well worked soil. Planting & Growing: To start indoors, sow seeds 1" apart in pots or a container of seed starting mix. Cover lightly and keep moist with a strong light source. To start outdoors, sow seedin full sun in springtime when temperatures are consistently in the 50's.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Amaranthus tricolor
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Weeping
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Annual - Exclusive - Brilliant color for excitement.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: Very lightly
• Germination: 7-10 Days
• Height At Maturity: 3-4 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 12-18"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Cinco De Mayo’ Heirloom Amaranth and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Cover lightly and keep moist until emerge in 7-10 days.

Place ‘Cinco De Mayo’ Heirloom Amaranth where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

Use a dated label for ‘Cinco De Mayo’ Heirloom Amaranth and compare actual emergence, growth, and harvest or bloom timing with the ranges in the current record. Local soil, temperature, light, moisture, and planting date can shift results. Keep observations with the remaining packet so the next sowing can be adjusted without replacing product-specific measurements with a universal calendar.

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