This year, my garden rewarded me with the most spectacular light burgundy, cascading amaranth. I’ve tried to grow this elegant annual for many years and the results have been meager.

Threads of burgundy tuftlike “pearls” drape downward on flexible stems and terminate in elegant spirals. This beautiful plant is an annual and it comes in several colors including green, pink, deep burgundy and white. One is more beautiful than the other.

I’ve harvested this amaranth and have been drying it for future use. It’s guaranteed to make a breathtaking display.