Joseph's Coat
- Botanical Name
- Amaranthus tricolor
- Hardiness
- Annual
- Height
- 1.5 to 5 feet
- Width
- 1 to 2 feet
- Flowers
- Grown for colorful foliage
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained to dry
- Planting & Care
- This plant tolerates heat, drought and poor soil
- Taller varieties may need staking
- Problems
- Root rot with wet soils, stem borer, aphids, fungal leaf spot, aster yellows
- Varieties
- Illumination - red, orange and yellow foliage; 4-5'
- Molten Fire - dark red foliage
- Flamingo Fountain - thin, crimson foliage
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