1. kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, polygonum orientale, prince's-feather, prince's-plume, princess feather

annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America

Synonyms

• kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
• polygonum orientale
• prince's-plume
• princess feather

2. amaranthus cruentus, amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, gentleman's-cane, prince's-feather, prince's-plume, purple amaranth, red amaranth

tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal

Synonyms

• amaranthus cruentus
• amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
• amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
• gentleman's-cane
• prince's-plume
• purple amaranth
• red amaranth