Canada's Plant Hardiness Site

Amaranthus cruentus L.

blood amaranth, caterpillar amaranth, red amaranth, African spinach

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Data Details

Number unique observations: 220
Zone range (Canada): 3a - 9a

p 1971-2000

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Hardiness Zones

Canadian Plant Hardiness Zones
Zone	%
0a	0
0b	0
1a	0
1b	0
2a	0
2b	0
3a	1
3b	1
4a	1
4b	1
5a	1
5b	1
6a	1
6b	1
7a	1
7b	1
8a	1
8b	1
9a	1
Outside Canada	93

USDA Zones
Zone	%
1	0
2	0
3	1
4	5
5	17
6	30
7	18
8	15
9	10
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0

Bioclimatic profile

name	mean	S.D.	1%	5%	10%	25%	50%	75%	90%	95%	99%	maximum	minimum
Annual Mean Temperature	12.43	4.12	4.62	6.68	7.29	9.6	11.75	16.12	17.91	18.42	21.98	25.0	3.2
Max Temperature of Warmest Period	29.69	2.93	23.07	25.2	26.79	27.9	29.3	31.02	34.22	35.3	37.81	39.4	22.9
Min Temperature of Coldest Period	-4.14	7.42	-17.98	-17.0	-12.41	-9.7	-5.8	3.18	5.85	7.3	8.08	10.3	-20.2
Annual Precipitation	803.85	329.51	232.95	296.95	331.9	475.75	851.0	1110.25	1194.4	1228.2	1322.16	1517.0	168.0
Precipitation of Warmest Quarter	183.81	133.32	7.0	9.0	9.9	13.75	242.5	302.75	324.0	335.0	344.62	369.0	6.0
Precipitation of Coldest Quarter	226.57	109.76	36.19	57.75	70.0	156.0	226.5	275.0	368.0	457.4	528.11	577.0	32.0