Okite

• C015

Amaranthus cruentus. Rarámuri Okite (Tarahumara Okite). A showy ornamental with edible seeds and leaves. Originally collected from a ranch above Batopilas, an old silver mining town stretched alongside the Rio Batopilas at the bottom of Barranca del Cobre, in Rarámuri country. Brilliant red flowers and stems. From our Seed Bank Collection.

• Origin: Low desert, 1968' elevation
• Can perform well in high desert also
• Edible leaves and seeds
• Black seeds
• Approx. 0.3g/300 seeds per packet.
• Limit 3 packets
• $3.95