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3008HO Hopi Red Dye Amaranth OG (46 days) Open-pollinated. Amaranthus cruentus A stately 6' plant, Hopi was the best of the nine amaranths in our trial, displaying 1–2' deep burgundy inflorescences. Leaves may be green or burgundy or some variation. Eat the young leaves in salads or slightly steamed, admire them young or old. The tiny black seeds are also edible, used in breakfast cereal to accentuate the taste and fragrance of honey. They can be popped like pop corn. The Hopis make a scarlet food dye from the flower bract to color their ceremonial piki bread. Yanna Fishman of Union Mills, NC, suggests using Hopi in your floral arrangements. “When added to a flower bouquet it makes an ordinary clear jar look like an elegant purple-tinted vase as it colors the water.” OT, MOFGA, BSO-certified.  |
