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Fri, Mar 11, 11 at 21:48
| I was wondering if any of you have ever grown Opopeo Amaranthus. I got Johnny's Seed catalog and saw it in there. It looks beautiful in the picture and I wondered if it's easy to grow. I've never grown Amaranthus before....so now I am curious. Could any of you tell me if this is a good cut flower? |
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| I wouldn't be without it. It's great and it's easy to grow. The main plumes are big and are good with sunflowers. The smaller side shoots and leaves look good with almost anything. I start mine in 36 cell trays 10 weeks before the last frost. Here are a couple of pics from last year.
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- Posted by gardengirl77 5 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 12, 11 at 23:24
| Thinman, Your flowers are absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I love the way the Amaranthus looks. I am going to have to raise some this year...it's so beautiful! Can you direct seed this in the field....or is it better to start it in trays? |
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| Thank you. I haven't tried direct seeding, but according to Johnny's you can do that. Also, I start mine in 72 cell trays 6 weeks before the last frost, not in 36s 10 weeks before. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. |
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| It's one of my favourite Amaranths. It's best to pinch out the top then you get more branching and useable bouquet sized plumes. If you don't the first bloom is huge . It's also an army worm magnet, so check for caterpillars on a regular basis. Cheers Kim BFFF |
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