Love lies bleeding flower seeds (Amaranth)

Love-Lies-Bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) is a dramatic, old-fashioned ornamental producing long, trailing tassels of deep crimson-red flowers that cascade like ropes of velvet — a real garden showpiece. Easy and fast to grow, it makes a striking centrepiece and superb cut or dried flower, and its seeds are edible too. Sow in full sun in fertile, well-draining soil, water regularly, and enjoy its dramatic drooping blooms in about 60–75 days. Bold, unusual and rewarding, love-lies-bleeding brings rich colour and eye-catching form to any home garden.