How to Grow Love-Lies-Bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
Your complete guide to growing Love-Lies-Bleeding.
📷 Wikimedia CommonsWhen to Plant Love-Lies-Bleeding
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| Zone | Start Indoors | Direct Sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | May – June | July – September | — |
| Zone 2 | April – May | June – August | — |
| Zone 3 | April – May | June – August | — |
| Zone 4 | March – April | June – July | — |
| Zone 5 | March – April | May – July | — |
| Zone 6 | March – April | May – July | — |
| Zone 7 | February – March | April – June | — |
| Zone 8 | February – March | April – June | — |
| Zone 9 | January – February | March – May | — |
| Zone 10 | January | February – April | — |
| Zone 11 | January | January – March | — |
| Zone 12 | January | January – March | — |
| Zone 13 | January | January – March | — |
Companion Plants for Love-Lies-Bleeding
✓ Good companions
Both are Amaranth family members with similar cultural needs and complementary flower forms
Share similar growing conditions and attract hummingbirds and butterflies
Attract beneficial insects and pollinators while creating attractive cottage garden combinations
Repel aphids, whiteflies, and nematodes while attracting beneficial insects
Act as trap crops for aphids and flea beetles, protecting Love-Lies-Bleeding
Provide structural support and wind protection while attracting beneficial birds
Attracts beneficial insects like lacewings and provides ground cover to retain soil moisture
Attract pollinators and beneficial predatory insects while providing complementary colors
✗ Keep away from
Release juglone toxin that inhibits growth and can kill Love-Lies-Bleeding
Releases allelopathic chemicals that suppress growth of nearby flowering plants
Produces allelopathic compounds that inhibit growth of most garden plants
