Canada's Plant Hardiness Site

Amaranthus blitum L.

purple amaranth, livid amaranth, Old World amaranth, slender amaranth

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Data Details

Number unique observations: 335
Zone range (Canada): 3b - 8a

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	0
3b	1
4a	1
4b	1
5a	1
5b	2
6a	1
6b	1
7a	1
7b	1
8a	1
8b	0
9a	0
Outside Canada	91

USDA Zones
Zone	%
1	0
2	0
3	1
4	3
5	10
6	30
7	20
8	23
9	9
10	1
11	0
12	0
13	0

Bioclimatic profile

name	mean	S.D.	1%	5%	10%	25%	50%	75%	90%	95%	99%	maximum	minimum
Annual Mean Temperature	12.68	4.54	4.77	6.44	7.8	9.5	11.5	15.9	19.5	20.93	23.3	24.3	3.0
Max Temperature of Warmest Period	30.15	2.76	24.33	25.77	26.9	28.2	29.9	32.5	33.62	34.93	35.9	36.7	22.4
Min Temperature of Coldest Period	-4.74	6.41	-17.6	-14.73	-11.2	-8.8	-6.2	-0.75	4.42	7.23	11.3	14.1	-21.5
Annual Precipitation	1121.77	216.81	389.34	809.2	873.4	1015.5	1168.0	1243.0	1307.4	1431.2	1602.88	1704.0	369.0
Precipitation of Warmest Quarter	298.98	94.54	11.0	119.4	225.4	274.0	299.0	324.0	371.4	481.7	574.0	596.0	7.0
Precipitation of Coldest Quarter	260.85	66.87	132.36	166.7	183.0	211.0	261.0	291.0	352.6	405.3	439.3	455.0	88.0