I Have a Kiwicha Plant in the Garden
By Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15730)
Canada
August 30, 2016 10:01am CST
There are so many really unusual plants here in Manitoba, or I simply never noticed them before. One that really caught my eye is called a Kiwicha.. I don't know if they come in any other colors, but this particular one is ruby red.
Apparently it is from a very old family of plants that have been around since the Aztects and really good for you. They even added the seeds to a hot pan and they popped just like popcorn. Never expected that!!
I definitely want to try to harvest the seeds and plant more of them. They're gorgeous!!
Just a quick clip on Kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus) showing how it grows, and then how to harvest the seed at the end of the summer. For more info, read the a...
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7 responses
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
2 Sep 16
a beautiful plant 'n quite good fer ya. i use amaranthus flour quite oft'n my gluten free bakin'. reckon i ought to gimme some hole seeds 'n pop me some since i can't partake'n popcorn, eh?
@JudyEv (325815)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Aug 16
I see it's an amaranthus. We have amaranthus here but I'm not sure if it's quite the same. I've never heard of harvesting it.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Aug 16
I wonder if they can grow in the tropics. The idea of an oil free pop corn amazes me.
