Richard Frotscher’s Almanac and Garden Manual 
Adonis autummalis. Flos Adonis 
or Pheasant’s Eye. Showy crimson flower, 
of long duration. Sow from November till 
April. One foot high. 
Amaranthus caudatus. Love Lies 
Bleeding. Long red racemens with blood 
red flowers. Very graceful; three feet high. 
Amaranthus tricolor. Three colored 
Amaranth. Very showy; cultivated on 
account of its leaves, which are green, 
yellow and red. Two to three feet high. 
Amaranthus bicolor. Two colored 
Amaranth. Crimson and green variegated 
foliage; good for edging. Two feet high. 
Amaranthus Tricolor. 
Amaranthus atropurpureus., Crimson Amaranth. Long 
drooping spike of purple flowers. Four feet high. 
Amaranthus Salicifolius, Fountain Plant. Double Daisy. 
