Amaranth
Also called love-lies-bleeding or tassel flower
(Amaranthus)
 
Long, red, tassel-like flowers on plants 3 to 6 feet tall.  Colorful leaves on some varieties.  Varieties:  Illumination, Early Splendor, Molten Fire, Love-Lies-Bleeding.
 
Soil and Light
Full sun.  Tolerant of all soil conditions.
 
Planting
Start seeds indoors 6 weeks early, or plant outside after all frost danger passes.
 
Comments
Easily transplanted.  Likes long, hot growing season.  Use as a background plant in a mass planting or against a wall.  Drought resistant.