Summer Poinsettia, Joseph's Coat, Tampala, Chinese Spinach, Vegetable Amaranth,

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KRNYSGIRL Clinton, CT(Zone 6b) Nov 02, 2003

Common name: Summer Poinsettia, Joseph's Coat, Tampala, Chinese Spinach, Vegetable Amaranth, Een Choy
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species tricolor

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/872/

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rylaff Niceville, FL(Zone 8b) Nov 02, 2003

Oh my gosh!!!That is incredible. You wouldnt happen to have seeds, would you? I must have this!!!!

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roshana Jacksonville, IL(Zone 5a) Nov 02, 2003

What a wonderful plant! You "done" good! Isn't it amazing what grows from a little bitty seed sometimes! I'll bet you have really enjoyed watching her grow. Thanks for the picture. Awesome!

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KRNYSGIRL Clinton, CT(Zone 6b) Nov 02, 2003

Gosh, thank you (blush)...

Unfortunately, I never saw seeds on it and so never got any before frost got my beautiful plant. I just read recently that you have to wrap the flower heads at the end of summer and let the seed fall into the wrapping. Anyway..here is a link to the company where I sent for these seeds last year. They were easy to sprout from seed in those peat pellet trays, but I will warn you they were a LOOONNGG time growing before they took off. I started them in March, put the little 2" plantlings out in the garden in early May - but we did have a cold, rainy Spring and early summer here and they did not really start growing until late June and then VAVOOM it took off and by late July the top bracts took on that incredible tri-color. It stayed bright and beautiful right up till frost. I gave the other plantlings away to relatives last Spring and theirs all did well too.

Here's the link, well worth the couple bucks to buy and grow them...

http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/en/list/border-18-24?SA=1236

Diane Krny

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roshana Jacksonville, IL(Zone 5a) Nov 02, 2003


Thanks for the link to the seeds. I'll probably order some. It's in the "border" category there. Wouldn't those make a stunning border!

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Shelly221 Denver, CO(Zone 5b) Nov 02, 2003

ParkSeed also has some.. I have drooled over their catalog for a long time now!
http://www.parkseed.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay;jsessionid=MDSXPZ4CV4QT402OEV420KI?OfferCode=PH1&DisplayAvailable=A&storeId=10101&catalogId=10066&langId=-1&SearchUnion=Y&SearchText=summer+poinsettia&mainPage=textsearchresults
and heres the GWD about them.
http://gardenwatchdog.com/c/3/

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