Setaria italica
Decorative, old cultivated plant for more variety in the garden.
Beautiful variety of millet without awns, whose cobs turn red-purple when ripe. The plants can also be grown in pots and reach a height of around 1.50 m. The grains are edible, but are mostly used as bird seed or for dried bouquets.
Spacing: 20 x 4 cm
[Cultivation: April-May; E: Aug-Sept]