Love-lies-bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
Also known as: foxtail amaranth · quilete · Love Lies Bleeding · Amarant
Plantae
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- Annual
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Tropical highlands
- Range
- South America
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Rare
About
Love-lies-bleeding, also known as velvet flower, is an annual flowering plant that grows up to 1.5 meters tall and has a slender stem with a dense cluster of small, white flowers. This species is found in many parts of the world, including North America, Europe, and Asia, and is known for its striking appearance, with its bright pink to white petals and purple to black veins.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Amaranthus
- Species
- Amaranthus caudatus