Love Lies Bleeding
The Loves-Lies-Bleeding, 'Amaranthus caudatis', has crimson tassels that cascade to the ground from an exotic, showy, bushy plant.
Dramatic, tropical, romantic, old-fashioned; they all describe Love-Lies-Bleeding.
This plant was popular in colonial American and Victorian English gardens.
They are excellent for fresh or dried flower arrrangements.
Plant in the spring after last average frost date.
The tassels can reach 18 inches and last for many weeks.
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For organic disease control, try the following: test your treatments, start early in the morning, don't apply treatments in windy or wet weather, treat only when the weather is cool, make sure you are covered up.
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