Globe Amaranth ‘Rose’
Gomphrena globosa
Description
This soft rose-pink darling looks just like wild clover. Plants have a branching habit and produce multiple blooms per stem. These flowers are a great addition to bouquets and are wonderful for wedding work, and can be used both fresh and dried. Globe amaranth thrives in the heat and is especially hardworking—the more you cut it, the more it blooms.
Details
Height: 24 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 85 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Details
Description
This soft rose-pink darling looks just like wild clover. Plants have a branching habit and produce multiple blooms per stem. These flowers are a great addition to bouquets and are wonderful for wedding work, and can be used both fresh and dried. Globe amaranth thrives in the heat and is especially hardworking—the more you cut it, the more it blooms.
Details
Height: 24 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 85 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Sources
How to Grow
How to Grow

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