1 entry found. Common Name: Purple Amaranthus, Red Cathedral,
Prince's Feather Botanical Name: Amaranthus cruentus (am-a-RAN-
thus crew-EN-tus) Decorative Life: About 7-10 days. Post Harvest
Care - Remove bottom leaves if present, recut stems under water
and place into a fresh flower food solution. - Member of the
Amaranthaceae (amaranth family). - Native of the Americas. -
Related species include celosia, globe-amaranth and blood-leaf.
- Many small flowers occur in erect, plume-like clusters. -
Stems leafy, 2-3 feet long. - Plant is an annual and classified
as a dicotyledon. Flower Color: Red, purple, yellow. -
Amaranthus is Greek for unfading, in allusion to the unwithering
bracts. Bracts are modified leaves generally associated with
flowers and often confused with petals. - Also known as tassel-
flower. The specific epithet name of cruentus means bloody,
possibly in reference to red colored flowers. - Many members of
the amaranth family are considered weeds such as pigweed,
tumbleweed and water hemp. - Folia