Amaranthus Autumns Touch Seed – Tall Plume Cut Flower Annual

Amaranthus Autumns Touch Seed is a tall, plume-style annual cut flower for warm-season beds and late-season floral work. It brings bold texture to South African cut-flower gardens and is especially useful where you want summer-to-autumn stems for fresh arrangements.

Plant Information

• Plant Type: Warm-season annual cut flower.
• Scientific Name: Amaranthus spp.

Growing Information

• General Sowing Time: Spring to early summer after frost risk has passed; source copy notes sales use from summer through late autumn.
• Position: Full sun.
• Sow Depth: Cover seed lightly.
• Spacing: 30-38 cm for well-branched garden plants; closer spacing can be used for thinner cut-flower stems.
• Germination: About 7-10 days in warm, evenly moist seed-starting conditions.
• Height: Tall cut-flower habit; provide support in windy gardens.
• Available Pack Sizes: 1 g raw seed, 10 g raw seed, 100 g raw seed

Why Grow Amaranthus Autumns Touch?

• Tall plume-style stems add strong texture to bouquets and garden beds.
• Useful for summer and late-autumn floral colour.
• Good option for gardeners building a productive cut-flower patch.
• Works well in warm, sunny South African conditions once established.
• Raw seed pack sizes support both small garden sowings and larger cut-flower plantings.

Garden & Floristry Uses

Grow Amaranthus Autumns Touch in a sunny cut-flower row, mixed annual bed or productive flower patch. Use the plumes fresh in arrangements, or trial drying stems for seasonal floral work.

Growing Notes

• Start seed in trays or sow direct once the soil has warmed.
• Amaranthus dislikes cold, wet starts, so wait for reliable warmth.
• Keep seedlings evenly moist, then water deeply as plants establish.
• Stake or net tall rows before stems become heavy.
• Cut stems when the plumes are well coloured and mature enough for handling.

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