# @ahs_gardening on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcyiY9BifMm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69994512-ahs-gardening-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T15:16:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Horticultural Society | American Gardener Magazine (@ahs_gardening) — https://gondola.cc/ahs_gardening

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Right now, amaranth is hard to miss. By late summer, its dramatic tassels and electric foliage are at their peak - in the garden and cut for arrangements.⁠
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Not quite a grain, not just a flower, and sometimes a weed that farmers would gladly find themselves rid of, amaranth has had many identities over the centuries. Once a staple crop of the Aztec Empire, it’s now celebrated as both a nutrient-packed “superfood” and a garden standout. Its edible leaves and protein-rich seeds might even end up in your kitchen.⁠
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Whether you know it as love-lies-bleeding, a leafy green, a drought-tolerant ornamental or that volunteer seedling that keeps popping up where you don’t expect it, amaranth proves that some of the most compelling plants refuse to stay in one category. 🌿⁠
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Are you growing amaranth this year - and are you cutting it for arrangements?⁠
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Want to learn more about this multifaceted plant? Check out the Grower’s Almanac in our July/August issue at ahsgardening.org. ⁠
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Not a member yet? Join us at ahsgardening.org and get a copy of this magazine delivered straight to your door. ⁠
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Writer: Matt Mattus (@matt_mattus) ⁠
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📸 creds: Unsplash, Mr. Pugo; Unsplash, Sara McMurray ⁠
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#amaranth #loveliesbleeding #ancientplant #ediblegardening #flowergarden #americangardener #ahsgardening #americanhorticulturalsociety #heirloomplants #horticulture #planthistory #growersalmanac

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ancientplant, ahsgardening, loveliesbleeding, heirloomplants, flowergarden, ediblegardening, horticulture, growersalmanac, americanhorticulturalsociety, planthistory, amaranth, americangardener

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