(from the article `Amaranthaceae`) ...each have several species that are cultivated as bedding plants for their attractive and colourful leaves. The genus Amaranthus contains about 60 ...
(Amaranthus) These are tender annuals that are natives of India, the Philippines and other warm countries. They are erect-growing plants; their height ranges from 2 to 8 feet high. Their leaves are long or oval, from 2 to 4 inches long and they start out green or dark red and change to bright yellow, orange or florescent pink at the tops. They prod...
[n] - young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables
velvet flower noun young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
an amaranth, esp. Amaranthus caudatus, having spikes of crimson flowers.