1. Perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome
   "prince's-plume thrives in the harsh conditions of the American Southwest";
   - desert plume, Stanleya pinnata, Cleome pinnata
    
2. Annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
   "prince's-plume adds dramatic height to cottage gardens";
   - prince's-feather, princess feather, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Polygonum orientale
    
3. 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
   "prince's-plume is a popular choice for dramatic garden displays";
   - prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, red amaranth, purple amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys

Derived forms: prince's-plumes

Type of: amaranth, subshrub, suffrutex

Part of: genus Polygonum, genus Stanleya, Polygonum, Stanleya