White Beauty Amaranth

Amaranthus tricolor 'White Beauty Amaranth'

VegetableAmaranthaceae

White Beauty Amaranth
Drought tolerantFragrantEdible
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
Bloom season
Summer, autumn
Soil types
Sand, loam, clay, chalk
Soil pH
Alkaline, neutral

Garden uses

BorderContainerFood gardenIndoorLow maintenance

Attracts

ButterfliesBees

Notes

'White Beauty Amaranth' (Amaranthus tricolor 'White Beauty Amaranth') is a vegetable for borders, containers, and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Butterflies and bees visit the summer blooms, and the plant tolerates drought.

Pairs well with Coleosaurus coleus, Spider flower, Throatwort, and Blue Fortune Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop.