AMARATHUS Ribbons & Beads

Easy to grow, red and green tassels for dramatic border displays. They can also be used as cut flowers or dried for indoor decorations. A hardy annual, flowering the same year. Prefers a sunny position and well-drained soil. The hanging tassels resemble giant catkins with clusters of flowers along their length, always fascinating, they demand to be touched.

To Sow & Grow:

Sow outdoors where they are to flower, 0.5cm (1/4) deep directly into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Seedling usually appear in 14-28 days. Thin seedlings to 30cm (1) apart. Water well until plants are established.

Or sow indoors 0.5cm (1/4) deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a greenhouse or cold frame. Keep moist. Transplant seedlings 5cm (2) apart to other trays when large enough to handle. (Always handle by leaf never by stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 30cm (1) apart, when frosts are over.