Instant favorite! This vigorous heirloom amaranth is named after its place of origin in Mexico. Bronze/plum foliage is eaten as a cooked green when young. Plants grow quickly to 6 feet, with upright flower spikes that hold their deep magenta color all season. Multi-branching, with many flowering side shoots. Tiny tan seeds are highly nutritious.
Opopeo, Copperhead, and Rio San Lorenzo are the varieties we recommend if you want to harvest amaranth seed to eat. Also Rodale Red Leaf Grain, especially where there are space limitations. Seeds are tiny, but are produced in quantities that add up. Of course all these varieties are also wonderful ornamentals, bringing high drama to the garden all summer.
Latin name: Amaranthus cruentus
Approx. 100 seeds per packet
Grown on Strong Roots Farm
Potter Valley, Mendocino County, California
Certified Organic by CCOF
Open-pollinated, non-GMO
Reviews (26)
Average:
Oct 22, 2026
Awesome product and just the way as described
Athena
Oct 9, 2026
Came in great packaging. Cant wait for next spring so I can get these started.
Zach
Oct 7, 2026
Received the seeds well packaged. Very tiny!🤣I will update my review once they sprout. Thank you!
Marlena Phillips
Jul 31, 2026
The seeds I ordered arrived perfectly packed I sewed them and they've all terminated already very thrilled and I would definitely recommend the seller again
Tom
Jun 5, 2026
Arrived fast, came with grow instructions packaged nicely.
Rochelle