Alternanthera dentata is an Amaranthaceae bedding and conservatory plant valued for its colourful foliage. It forms a compact, well-branched mound suited to containers, bedding and ground cover. Plant in full sun on well-drained neutral loam in a south-facing, sheltered spot. Flowers appear between July and September.

Alternanthera dentata is a colourful-leaved bedding and container plant for south-facing, sheltered, full-sun positions in well-drained neutral loam.

Alternanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a widespread genus with most species occurring in the tropical Americas, and others in Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Alternanthera dentata

Little Ruby | Alternanthera dentata

Atriplex nummularia is a saltbush in the Amaranthaceae that typically forms a shrub to around 3.5 m, notable for its simple, often silvery foliage. It is native to mainland Australia, occurring in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. Plants flower in the UK from July to September. The leaves are edible and the species is used both ornamentally and for harvest.

Atriplex nummularia is a full-sun shrub with silvery leaves, hardy to H5 and suited to neutral, well-drained sandy or loamy soils.

Atriplex is a plant genus of about 250 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache. It belongs to the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae s.l..

Atriplex nummularia

Old man saltbush | Atriplex nummularia

Celosia 'China Town' is a cultivated Celosia in the Amaranthaceae grown as an annual biennial for its summer display. It forms a multi-stemmed, rounded habit with deciduous foliage and produces flowers from July to October. Plant in full sun on a south- or west-facing, sheltered position. It prefers neutral loam kept moist but well drained.

Celosia 'China Town' is a multi-stemmed annual biennial that flowers July to October and prefers full sun in neutral loam for beds, containers and cut.

Celosia is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Its species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by fasciation, cockscombs.

Celosia 'China Town'

Woolflower | Celosia 'China Town'

Chenopodium berlandieri is a spreading branched member of the Amaranthaceae with deciduous foliage. It grows well in full sun or partial shade and accepts a wide range of soils from chalk to clay, favouring moist but well-drained conditions. The species is fully hardy in the UK (H7) and tolerates both exposed and sheltered sites. Flowering occurs July to September.

Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium berlandieri) is a spreading, branched Amaranthaceae species that flowers July to September and suits wildlife gardens.

Chenopodium berlandieri

Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium berlandieri) | Wildlife Plant

Dysphania botrys is an erect, well-branched perennial-appearing plant noted for strongly aromatic foliage. It flowers from July to September, producing small, inconspicuous blooms. It prefers full sun in a south-facing, sheltered position and a neutral, well-drained loam. It is grown both as a culinary herb and for ornamental effect in sunny parts of the garden.

Dysphania botrys, sticky goosefoot, is an erect aromatic plant flowering July to September and grown as a culinary herb and ornamental.

Dysphania botrys

Sticky goosefoot | Dysphania botrys

Spinacia oleracea 'Ssb661131'PBR is a clump-forming annual biennial in the Amaranthaceae raised for patio and container culture. It has deciduous foliage and suits full sun or partial shade. Performs on a wide range of soils from chalk to sand, preferring moist but well-drained conditions. Best sited on south-, east- or west-facing, sheltered aspects and carries a UK hardiness rating of H4 (average).

Spinach 'Ssb661131' offers clump-forming deciduous foliage for sheltered south-, east- or west-facing patios and containers on a wide range of soils.

Spinach is a leafy green flowering plant native to Central and Western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae.