Audray Pink gomphrena
Gomphrena globosa 'Audray Pink'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1.5 to 2.5 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, lavender, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Audray Pink' gomphrena (Gomphrena globosa 'Audray Pink') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, containers, and pollinator gardens. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. The pink flower heads bloom from summer into autumn and draw butterflies and bees. It is drought tolerant, and the lavender-pink blooms make excellent cut flowers. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Supertunia Royal Magenta petunia, Black Velvet nasturtium, and Red fescue.