Life Span
Annual
Type
Ornamental Plants
Origin
Central America
Types
-
Number of Varieties
30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
111.75 cm
Rank: 94 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
0.75 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Purple, Dark Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Ivory, Pink, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Thorns
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8% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
Insignificant
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Inorganic
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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42% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
Insignificant
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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27% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
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12% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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12% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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74% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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4% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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12% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants
Invasive
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30% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Self-Sowing
-
Attracts
Birds
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Borders
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
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48% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as colouring in foods, Used As Food, Used to make yellow and green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
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16% - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Low Upkeep Gardens Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Cottage garden, Flower borders, Informal Garden
Botanical Name
AMARANTHUS hypochondriacus
Common Name
Prince's Feather, Prince-of-Wales-Feather
In Hindi
Silver Clary
In German
Silber Clary
In French
Argent Clary
In Spanish
Clary plata
In Greek
ασημένιο Clary
In Portuguese
prata Clary
In Polish
Srebrny Clary
In Latin
Argentum Clary
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Amaranthus L
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Amaranthoideae
Number of Species
-
1
27800
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