EN · love-lies-bleeding, pendant amaranth, tassel flower, velvet flower, foxtail amaranth, quilete DE · Garten-Fuchsschwanz PL · szarłat zwisły, szarłat ogrodowy RU · амарант хвостатый, лисий хвост, аксамитник Many parts of the plants, including the leaves and seeds, are edible, and are frequently used as a source of food in India and South America – where it is the most important Andean species of Amaranthus, known as kiwicha.