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Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Also called Prince's Feather, Prince's Feather Amaranth
Prince-of-Wales feather is a vigorous, upright annual grown for its dense, deep purplish-red flower spikes in summer and autumn. It needs full sun and well-drained soil, and it is also grown as a leafy food crop.
Amaranthus hypochondriacus is an ornamental plant commonly known as Prince-of-Wales feather or prince's-feather. It is called quelite, bledo and quintonil in Spanish.
In temperate regions, it is cultivated as a half-hardy annual plant. Numerous cultivars have been selected, of which 'Green Thumb' and 'Pygmy Torch' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It grows best in well-drained soils in full sun, and is suitable for USDA hardiness zones 3–10. It may be susceptible to aphids.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
