If it's blooming too early it might be the day length. Amaranth is a summer crop and (judging by your post dates) it just might think that fall is coming! Pinching the bloom will redirect it to vegetative growth and increasing daylight should get it growing like a weed. Let me know if I was right, since I'm posting this in late May. You already know what happened! I'm just now putting mine out! It doesn't pay to try to plant this plant until summer comes.

Thanks, Ken. I wouldn't have expected anything this year but the flowers look so healthy! And they look like the berries are forming! Ma Nature is indeed a cruel mistress; not only is she tormenting me with the flowers, but she's sending a fierce nor'easter in a few days to devastate my garden (not to mention washing out the Boston Marathon and causing coastal flooding during spring flood tides). Claire

We have had such strange weather in my area I am having the same experience. I decided to let everything do its thing. To get some blooms later in the season I started direct sowing some annuals seeds. My favorite for that purpose have been Zinnas and cosmos. My plants look weak as it is because of the weird weather I am just not going to stress them any further. We have had so little rain everything is budding early they look weak from all the dry weather. JMO

Mike, Earth Angel is experiencing moving stress. Normal during transition. Let it adjust on its own schedule. No fertilizing or pruning at this time. Let the damaged leaves fall off on their own. Both Frida Kahlo and Earth Angel are showing classic, normal signs of adjusting to their NEW growing conditions. Take it easy. Go with the flow. It takes time. They will do fine. That odd appearing bud is just a casualty of the change, 'collateral damage.' Even on well adjusted, well cared for roses, some buds are just duds, nothing to worry over. Most all buds open nicely, except for a very few. 101 possible reasons exist for those few: too hot, too dry, too cold, too wet, weaker lateral on which he bud formed to begin with, nutrient deficiency.......the list goes on and on. Enjoy your roses, Earth Angel is as personal favorite. I think in time EA, being very new, will rise to the top of the list of great garden roses. Moses