A native of Brazil, it is heat and drought tolerant and Globe Amaranth can grow in just about any soil type. I have grown the Gomphrena haageana Strawberry Fields in the past. Note: globosa This is the one I will collect seed. Note: haageana The Gomphrena globosa Purple is the one I have in the above picture. It is also an excellent flower for container planting to add interest to your porch or patio. The Gomphrena haageana Strawberry Fields is a different species. Available in solid colors as well as mixed varieties, Globe Amaranth comes in purple, rose, white, lilac, salmon, carmine, orange and pink. Plant a larger swath for a showy meadow-like effect in your garden. The seeds should be sown indoors in February in a container. Gomphrena is a bit difficult to grow from seed. Put seeds on top of sand and peat moss mixture.
(some sites say 24 to 48 hours) 6 seeds on top of soil and 6 underneath soil. Averaging 24 to 30" inches tall, this annual makes a desirable border color feature. Soak seeds for 24 hours prior to planting. The blooms are used both as fresh cut flowers and dried for arrangements and potpourri. Gomphrena is popular among florists for its delicate 1" inch globe flowers comprised of papery petals. Tons of strong, tall stems are topped with exploding bursts of full, large 1. Open Pollinated Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth) The well-branched, upright plants of gomphrena continuously produce clover-like blooms all summer. Tons of strong, tall stems are topped with exploding bursts of full, large 1' blooms in hot pink tipped with bright. It quickly grows to form a full, dense, landscape specimen, eventually reaching up to 3-4' tall and 1-2' wide. It quickly grows to form a full, dense, landscape specimen, eventually reaching up to 3-4 tall and 1-2 wide. This completely unique species is hands-down the best garden plant that we have seen in years of evaluating new plants. Gomphrena, also known as Globe Amaranth (a distant petite cousin to the well known tall Amaranth), is a garden workhorse turning out the blooms as a "cut and come again" variety, which means that the more you cut the clover like flowers, the more the plant will produce new blooms. Unlike any Globe Amaranth ever seen This completely unique species is hands-down the best garden plant that we have seen in years of evaluating new plants.
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