Chenopodium grandiflorum, alias Chenopodium sanguineum, is a hybrid Chenopodium of Chenopodiaceae. It is panicum miliaceum, with slender twigs, velvety hairs and thinning hairs. The leaves are membranous, oblong, nearly rhomboid or broadly lanceolate, with short and sharp tips, wedge-shaped base, sparse and blunt, and circular saws at the edges;

Male and female flowers are in the same order, the inflorescence is axillary, sparsely terminal, the inflorescence axis has short hair, the edge has triangular teeth, the outer side is sparse along the palmate vein, and there are 1-3 female flowers in the bud axil; Pedicel absent; Male peanuts are arranged in spikes or heads at the upper part of inflorescence, and the male bracts are oval.

Male flower: the bud is nearly spherical, hairless, with 4 calyx lobes and oval shape, the capsule is 4 mm in diameter, and there are 3 schizocarps, with sparse hairs on the pericarp and thickened nodules at the base of hairs; The seed is nearly ovoid, 65438 0.5-2 mm long, with smooth seed coat and slender aril. Flowering and fruiting period: April-65438+February.

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Growth habit

I like warm and humid climate. Not afraid of drought, it is suitable for planting on wet land with abundant sunshine and fertile soil. Amaranth can be cultivated from spring to autumn, with suitable cultivation temperature in spring, long sunshine time, late bolting, tender quality and high yield. According to the market demand, it can also be cultivated in protected areas to achieve annual production.

Amaranth does not require much soil, but it grows well in alkaline soil. It has certain drought resistance and does not grow well in poorly drained fields.

The plot with flat terrain, convenient irrigation and drainage and few weeds should be chosen as the flat bed. Amaranth seeds are small, so the soil preparation must be fine, so that the ground is flat and the soil is fine, which is conducive to seedling emergence.