love-lies-bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, red
- Foliage color
- Green, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and containers. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It reaches 24 to 48 inches tall and has green and burgundy foliage. Its yellow and red blooms last from summer into autumn, and birds visit it. It is also drought tolerant, so it is easy to care for.
Pairs well with Supertunia Bermuda Beach petunia, Garden balsam, and Red fescue.
Native range
South America.