1, large-flowered amaranth: about 3 cm long, flowers up to 5 cm in diameter, a variety of colors, red, lavender, orange, white, pink and other colors. Flower type some single petal, some heavy petal, as long as the climate is warm, can bloom throughout the year, the northern region, if the outdoor cultivation of the flowering period in the summer and fall, if the indoor planting, pay attention to the temperature, can also bloom throughout the year it!

2, half-branched lotus: half-branched lotus, also known as sunflower, loose-leaf peony, because it blooms in full sunlight, and the flower type is similar to peony flowers and get this name. The stems and leaves are fleshy, and the flowers bloom at the top of the branches.

3, purple rice grain: perennial herbaceous plants, the shape looks like a reduced version of the half-branched lotus. The leaves are in the shape of rice grains, because in the cooler time of the year, under strong light, the leaves will turn purple red, or purple halo, hence the name purple rice grains. The flowers are rose-red in color, with five petals, and bloom in summer and fall.

4, woolly amaranth: woolly amaranth branches and stems are numerous, leaves alternate, leaf blade nearly cylindrical tip is thin, some like needle-like. There are downy hairs in the axils, the stem is dense, and the flower color is reddish-purple.

5, earth ginseng: annual or perennial herb, the whole plant is glabrous, petals pink or light purplish-red, long oval, obovate or oval, native to tropical America. China's central and southern are planted, some of the escape for the wild, born in the shade and wet ground.