Health Effects. 1  These numbers do not include the U.S. civilians or others who traveled through sprayed regions, Vietnamese who worked on bases where herbicides were stored and handled; or Vietnamese who were exposed after the war at âhot spotsâ of dioxin residue in southern Vietnam.
Amaranth is a rose-red color that is the color of the flower of the amaranth plant.The first written use of amaranth as a color name in English was in 1690.maranth is a rose-red color that is the color of the flower of the amaranth plant.
GROWING NOTES. Amaranth is responsive to nitrogen and phosphorous. Plants grown in average garden soil will be four-feet to six-feet tall, while those grown in rich soil or compost may reach over eight feet. Optimum soil is a well-drained loam but both plants will do well in all but poorly aerated clay soils.