Amaranthus

Amaranthus in this category is the trailing tassel, green or red, packed at 5 stems. It hangs in a cascading bouquet, an arch, and a table piece where the line has to fall. Upright amaranthus is a separate category: that spike stands vertical, and the two are not substitutes.

The tassel is long and kinks if it is folded in a short carton. Packing has to leave the tassels extended. Red reads as a dense wine color; green works as a soft green with character, not as a stand-in for eucalyptus.

Recut the stem on arrival. Do not dunk the tassel: it gets heavy and soiled. Heat makes it limp; cool air holds it. Ask for the hanging length. A compact bridal bouquet and a tall arch do not want the same drop.

Write “trailing” in the request, plus the color and the bunch count. If the design needs a vertical spike of the same plant, order upright amaranthus as its own line. Ask for the drop separately for a bridal bouquet and for an arch. One lot is shorter, the next is clearly longer, and last week’s photo does not replace that check.