How to tend a Amaranthus dubius
Also known as: Amaranthus tricolor var. mangostanus (L.) Aellen, Amaranthus gangeticus var. angustior L.H.Bailey, Amaranthus amboinicus Buch.-Ham., Amaranthus bicolor Nocca ex Willd., Amaranthus cuspidatus Vis., Amaranthus dubius Mart., Amaranthus flexuosus hort. ex Moq., Amaranthus gangeticus L., Amaranthus inamoenus Willd., Amaranthus incomptus Willd., Amaranthus japonicus Houtt. ex Willd., Amaranthus japonicus Houtt. ex Steud., Amaranthus lanceolatus Roxb., Amaranthus lancifolius Roxb., Amaranthus lividus Roxb., Amaranthus mangostanus L., Amaranthus mangostanus Blanco, Amaranthus melancholicus L., Amaranthus melancholicus var. obovatus Moq., Amaranthus melancholicus var. parvifolius Moq., Amaranthus melancholicus var. tricolor (L.) Lam. ex Moq., Amaranthus mucronatus Hort.Petrop. ex Hook.f., Amaranthus oleraceus Roxb., Amaranthus polygamus Roxb., Amaranthus polygamus Thwaites, Amaranthus rotundifolius Herb.Par. ex Moq., Amaranthus salicifolius Hort.Veitch, Amaranthus tricolor var. gangeticus (L.) Fiori, Amaranthus tricolor var. melancholicus (L.) Lam., Amaranthus tricolor var. tristis (Willd.) Mehrotra, Aswal & B.S.Bisht, Amaranthus tristis L., Amaranthus tristis var. leptostachys Moq., Blitum gangeticum (L.) Moench, Blitum melancholicum Moench, Glomeraria bicolor Cav. ex Moq., Glomeraria tricolor (L.) Cav., Amaranthus tricolor var. tristis (Willd.) Mehrotra, Aswal & B.S.Bisht, Amaranthus gangeticus var. angustior Bailey
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like adequate light, avoid too strong light in summer
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients, pH value 5.5-7.5
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China, India, Southeast Asia
- Category
- Amaranthaceae, Amaranthus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period May-August, fruiting period July-September
- Flower colors
- purple, fruit color black or black brown
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