Chinese Multicolor Spinach Amaranth
Amaranthus tricolor 'Chinese Multicolor Spinach Amaranth'
USDA zones8 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chinese Multicolor Spinach Amaranth' (Amaranthus tricolor 'Chinese Multicolor Spinach Amaranth') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It stays low at 4 to 6 inches tall and spreads 12 to 24 inches. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Coleosaurus coleus, Spider flower, and Dark Opal basil.