1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Ornamental Plants
1.3 Origin
Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
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1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
-9999
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
111.75 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
0.75 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Green, Purple, Dark Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Ivory, Pink, White
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
Insignificant
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Inorganic
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
Insignificant
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
Not Available
5.11 Attracts
Birds
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as colouring in foods, Used As Food, Used to make yellow and green dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden, Flower borders, Informal Garden
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
AMARANTHUS hypochondriacus
7.2 Common Name
Prince's Feather, Prince-of-Wales-Feather
7.2.1 In Hindi
Silver Clary
7.2.2 In German
Silber Clary
7.2.3 In French
Argent Clary
7.2.4 In Spanish
Clary plata
7.2.5 In Greek
ασημένιο Clary
7.2.6 In Portuguese
prata Clary
7.2.7 In Polish
Srebrny Clary
7.2.8 In Latin
Argentum Clary
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Amaranthaceae
8.6 Genus
Amaranthus L
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Amaranthoideae
8.10 Number of Species
Not Available
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