love-lies-bleeding; tassel flower; foxtail amaranth
An ornamental plant with long, drooping red flower clusters. Also known as Amaranthus caudatus.
The love-lies-bleeding is hanging down red in the garden.
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is usually written in kana.
The name ヒモゲイトウ literally means 'string cockscomb', from 紐 (himo, 'string') and 鶏頭 (keitō, 'cockscomb'), referring to the plant's long, tassel-like flower clusters.