Gomphrena
Globe amaranth
- Height × spread
- 0.6m – 0.6m × 0.6m – 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
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About this plant
There are around 90 species within this genus, both annuals and perennials. They are found in tropical parts of both Australia and America. This heat-loving plant is said to grow at the gates of hell! The most commonly known variety is Gomphrena globosa and its many cultivars. Gomphrena haageana is taller, with branching stems that hold lance-shaped leaves and flowers in shades of red and yellow.
- 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.