Everwilde Farms - 1/4 lb Love Lies Bleeding Garden Flower Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

Once grown in Victorian English gardens, this unusual annual develops long, crimson tassels. In the language of flowers, it represents hopeless love. It is actually a pretty variety of grain from the amaranth family. As a decorative flower, Love-Lies-Bleeding plant seeds grew in many Victorian English gardens; in the language of flowers, it represents hopeless love. In addition to producing lovely flowers, Love-Lies-Bleeding is a form of the grain-producing plant known as amaranth. A staple grain for the Aztecs and Incas, amaranth was referred to as the "golden grain of the gods" and used in religious rituals. The plant nearly died out when the Spanish Conquistadors declared the religious practices barbaric, and made growing amaranth a capital offense. Today, both the leaves and the seeds of amaranth are an important food source in many parts of the world. This unique grain provides an impressive amount of vitamins and minerals, as well as being very rich in protein.