Gomphrena globosa
Globe amaranth, Bachelor's buttons
- Height × spread
- 0.6m – 0.6m × 0.6m – 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
A good-tempered annual, relishing hot and sunny conditions. The flowerheads are rounded and are composed of many tiny individual flowers. The colour range is white, pink, red and purple. There are many cultivars available and in a range of sizes from around 20cm high - the Gnome and Buddy Range - to 45cm high, red flowered 'Strawberry Fields'. There are other forms.
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 0.6m – 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.6m – 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bedding plant
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.