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Amaranthus 'Red Army' (Love-lies-bleeding 'Red Army')

Other names: Amaranthus tricolor 'Red Army', Chinese spinach 'Red Army'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Red Army' is a half hardy, erect annual or short-lived perennial with ovate, maroon to purple-flushed, dark green leaves and slender, pendent, cylindrical cymes of tiny, red to reddish-purple flowers from summer into autumn.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1.2 m 1 m 1-2 years
3 ft 3 ft 1-2 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

For summer bedding, grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist soil in a sunny, sheltered site. Tolerates poor soil. Water regularly throughout summer. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light & high humidity.

Suggested uses

Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Sub-Tropical, Cottage/Informal, City, Greenhouse, Conservatory

UK hardiness

H2

USDA zones

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Upright, Bushy

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Remove at the end of the growing season or overwinter indoors.

Propagation methods

Seed

Pests

Aphids

Diseases

Can succumb to a virus

Water regularly through dry periods

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Remove annuals at end of flowering season (optional)

Plant in fertile, moisture retentive soil

Cut back in autumn (optional)

Sow seed in situ

Plant tender plants after danger of frost has passed (late spring, early summer)

Sow seeds in containers with heat (spring)

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Amaranthus

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