I planted some castor beans, sunflowers, and amaranth among each other this year. The castor beans grow to a large size and are quite bold and ornamental in the landscape.
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Summer Coming To An End
Summer is winding down and the plants in the garden are showing the end is near. The Blood Butcher Corn grew to a tall height at maturity. The Amaranth Flowers are still persisting. No wonder it is called the forever flower. Too bad this grain crop isn’t planted all over Iowa. Would be funner to […]
Forever Flower
Amaranth flowers have been quite attractive annual flowers. They grow fast and their color lasts not quite forever, but for a long time.