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Globe amaranth

Gomphrena globosa selections
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Globe amaranth

Globe amaranth is an all-time flower gardening favorite, and why not? It seems to have it all -- it thrives in hot conditions, it seems to keep blooming nonstop, and the interesting pompon flowers are great for cutting and drying, plus it attracts butterflies. It's one of those you plant and then step back to watch it thrive and add continual beauty until frost. It's great in beds, borders, and containers.

Plant established seedlings outdoors in spring after all danger of frost has passed. It tolerates a variety of soils and moisture levels. It also isn't fussy about fertilizer, but be careful not to over fertilize.

Light:
Sun
Zones:
2-11
Plant Type:
Annual
Plant Height:
1-3 feet tall
Plant Width:
To 1 foot wide
Landscape Uses:
Containers, Beds & Borders
Special Features:
Flowers, Cut Flowers, Dried Flowers, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Wet Soil, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow

Top Varieties


(Gomphrena 'All Around Purple') is a favorite for its rich purple blossoms. It grows 18 inches tall.
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(Gomphrena 'Bicolor Rose') offers dusty-rose flowers that fade to white at the top. It grows 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide.
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(Gomphrena 'Lavender Lady') bears lavender-pink flowers on a 2-foot-tall plant.
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(Gomphrena 'QIS Purple') bears glowing cerise-purple flowers on a 2-foot-tall plant.
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(Gomphrena 'Strawberry Fields') offers unusual red floewrs. It grows 3 feet tall and 1 foot wide.
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Plant It With


Lisianthus

Add a delightful texture to lisianthus with the ball-shaped heads and bright colors of globe amaranth.

Strawflower

Create your own everlasting bouquets by growing easy-to-grow globe amaranth and strawflowers together.

Zinnia

Colorful zinnias pair beautifully with pretty globe-amaranth flowers and bloom all season long.

Propagation


Seed

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