Mornin'!

Amaranthus caudatus

Totally not photoshopped.  Can't be because I don't know how.  I was stunned when I loaded this picture onto the computer.  We've been growing amaranth for years and I never realized that the edges of the leaves are red!  I was just trying to get a shot of the bud starting.  That little thing will grow into a dreadlock about two feet long by August.  Groovy.

PS:  I loaded the biggest size so you can click on it and feel the powah.

Love-Lies-Bleeding

One of the amaranthus got so top heavy it fell over. S'okay. I cut a huge bouquet for a friend and righted it again. I think it can hold its own now. Maybe this is why its common name is love-lies-bleeding!

Amaranthus Again

We got a heavy rain yesterday. That, combined with the weight of the flowers, felled some of the amaranthus. That's cool cuz it gave me an excuse to cut some. Look at the size of those babies!

Still Gardening (like Madame DeFarge)

Amaranthus caudatus

"...may Love, we pray/ Like amaranthine flowers, feel no decay..."* -Joachim du Bellay from "A Vow To Heavenly Venus," ca. 1500.

*It says that cuz amaranthus retains its color almost indefinitely when dried.