(1) Green Amaranth. Leaves and petioles and stems are green, with spreading leaf surfaces, average leaf length of 10 centimeters, width of 5 to 6 centimeters, and plant height of about 30 centimeters. The varieties are hardy and heat-resistant, suitable for spring and fall cultivation. In the frost-free period across the country, can be staged sowing successive harvesting and marketing. Spring sowing shoots and blossoms later, the quality of tender, summer and fall sowing easier shoots and blossoms, the quality of coarse old. North China open ground late April to early September sowing, late May to early October harvest, growing period of 30 to 60 days.

①White rice amaranth. Shanghai farmers varieties. Leaves ovoid, 8 centimeters long, 7 centimeters wide, apex obtuse round, leaf surface slightly wrinkled, leaf and petiole yellow-green. Late maturity, heat resistance, both spring and fall sowing.

② Willow leaf amaranth. Guangzhou city farmers varieties. Leaves lanceolate, 12 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, apex acute, the edge of the upward curled spatulate, leaf green, petiole green-white. Extremely cold and heat resistant. Suitable for summer and fall and winter and spring protected cultivation. Due to the short growing period of amaranth, it can be planted in protected areas with main crops such as eggplant and fruits, melons or planted at the edge, which can save land resources and increase the variety of vegetable flowers and colors, and it can also be sown with other temperature-loving leafy vegetables and harvested in batches.

3 Woody amaranth. Nanjing farm varieties. The leaves are small, ovoid, dark green and black, and wrinkled.

(2) red amaranth. Leaves and petioles and stems are purplish red. Average leaf length is 15 centimeters, width is 5 centimeters, ovoid, leaf surface is slightly wrinkled, leaf flesh is thick. The plant is less than 30 centimeters tall. When eaten, the texture is softer than green amaranth, the quality is tender and tasty, and heat resistance is medium. Growing period of 30 to 40 days, suitable for spring cultivation.

①Chongqing big red robe. Chongqing agricultural varieties. Leaves ovoid, 9 to 15 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide, leaf surface slightly wrinkled, wax red, leaf back purple-red, petiole light red. Early maturity, strong drought tolerance.

② Guangzhou red amaranth. Guangzhou local varieties. Leaves ovoid, about 15 centimeters long, 7 centimeters wide, apex pointed, leaf surface slightly wrinkled, leaf blade and petiole red. Late maturity. Resistant to high temperatures.

3 Kunming red amaranth. Kunming farm variety. Stem erect, purplish-red, much branched, leaf blade purplish-red, ovoid.

(3) colored amaranth. Leaf blade edge green, purple-red near the veins, leaf ovoid, 10 to 12 cm long, 4 to 5 cm wide, leaf surface slightly wrinkled. The plant is about 30 centimeters tall. Soft texture, heat resistance. Early maturity. Suitable for early spring cultivation, spring sowing 50 days harvest, summer sowing 30 days after harvest.

①Flower round leaf amaranth. Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, local varieties. Branches more. Leaf blade broadly ovoid, leaf surface slightly wrinkled, leaf blade peripheral green, the middle of the purple-red, petiole red with green, leaf flesh thicker. Quality medium. Shooting early, the plant is easy to old. Heat resistance is medium. Early maturing seeds. About 40 days from sowing to harvesting.

② pointed leaf red rice amaranth. Shanghai local varieties, also known as bordered rice amaranth. Leaf blade long ovate, 12 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, apex acute, leaf surface slightly wrinkled, leaf edge green, purple-red around the veins, petiole red with green. Earlier maturing, moderate heat tolerance.

3 pointed leaves red amaranth. Guangzhou local varieties. Leaf blade long ovate, 11 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, apex acute, leaf surface more spreading, leaf edge green, red around the leaf veins, petiole red-green. Early maturity. Cold hardiness is strong.