My garden rewarded me with the most spectacular light burgundy, cascading amaranth this year. I’ve tried to grow this elegant annual for many years. The results have been rather meager but not this year.

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.