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-feather
• princess feather

2. cleome pinnata, desert plume, prince's-plume, stanleya pinnata

perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome

Synonyms

• cleome pinnata
• desert plume
• stanleya pinnata

3. 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-feather
• purple amaranth
• red amaranth