Amaranthus 'Hot Biscuit'
A late autumn visit to West Dean Gardens near Singleton, West Sussex.
It was a lovely chance for a leg stretch and some fresh air in between storms and gales, which have been battering the south coast.
Lots of winter maintenance work going on, and some changes. The streams were dry ... just as well, or the diggers would be submerged! Part of the big pergola collapsed during the recent gales ... that looks like a major job. Several beds have been cleared and replanted, or soon will be. And there look to be changes ahead in the glasshouse area.
Watch and wait!
Amaranthus is a cosmopolitan group of more than 50 species which make up the genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths. Some of the more well known names include "prostrate pigweed" and "love lies bleeding". Some amaranth species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals, and ornamental plants.
They are in the family Amaranthaceae.
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus. It also includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species.
The family Amaranthaceae is of some economic importance. Some species, such as spinach (Spinacia oleracea) or forms of beet (Beta vulgaris) (beetroot, chard), are used as vegetables. Forms of Beta vulgaris include fodder beet (Mangelwurzel) and sugar beet. The seeds of Amaranthus, lamb's quarters (Chenopodium berlandieri), quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and kañiwa (Chenopodium pallidicaule) are edible and are used as pseudocereals.
Amaranthus 'Hot Biscuit'
A late autumn visit to West Dean Gardens near Singleton, West Sussex.
It was a lovely chance for a leg stretch and some fresh air in between storms and gales, which have been battering the south coast.
Lots of winter maintenance work going on, and some changes. The streams were dry ... just as well, or the diggers would be submerged! Part of the big pergola collapsed during the recent gales ... that looks like a major job. Several beds have been cleared and replanted, or soon will be. And there look to be changes ahead in the glasshouse area.
Watch and wait!
Amaranthus is a cosmopolitan group of more than 50 species which make up the genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths. Some of the more well known names include "prostrate pigweed" and "love lies bleeding". Some amaranth species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals, and ornamental plants.
They are in the family Amaranthaceae.
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus. It also includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species.
The family Amaranthaceae is of some economic importance. Some species, such as spinach (Spinacia oleracea) or forms of beet (Beta vulgaris) (beetroot, chard), are used as vegetables. Forms of Beta vulgaris include fodder beet (Mangelwurzel) and sugar beet. The seeds of Amaranthus, lamb's quarters (Chenopodium berlandieri), quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and kañiwa (Chenopodium pallidicaule) are edible and are used as pseudocereals.