Amaranthus, Chinese Spinach, Fountain Plant, Joseph's Coat, Summer Poinsettia 'Red Leaf'

From your friends at Botanical Interests: This heat-loving summer green is even more nutritious than spinach or beet greens! (High in vit...Read Moreamin A, C, iron, calcium and protein.) With its heat tolerance, it will give you sweet and slightly tangy salad greens well into summer when your spring crops have been harvested or have bolted. The incredibly versatile foliage can be steamed like spinach, stir-fried, or sautéed. Try mixing the leaves with spaghetti sauce, rice, meatloaf, or use it whenever your Chinese cookbook calls for spinach. You can also harvest the seeds to eat as a grain. They have 20% protein and rank 75 out of 100 as a complete protein, which is higher than milk, soybeans, or whole wheat. With its pretty red and green coleus appearance, it is showy enough for flowerbeds.