Amarantus caudatus

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Read about Amarantus caudatus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Amarantus caudatus, Linn. Love - Lies - Bleeding. Fig. 184. Tall, robust and diffuse (3-5 ft.): Lvs. ovate to ovate-oblong, stalked, green: spikes red, long and slender, naked, in a long and drooping panicle, the terminal one forming a long, cord-like tail. Also vars. with yellowish and whitish panicles. Tropics. G.W. 6:709.—Common, and an old favorite. Var. atropurpureus, Hort. Foliage blood-red. Var. albiflorus, Hort. Spikes white or greenish white. Var. gibbosus, Hort. Plant not large: fls. red, clustered in more or less separated fascicles or heads. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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