globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 24 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White to yellow with bright magenta bracts
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa) is an annual for borders, containers, and pollinator gardens. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It is drought tolerant and needs little care. Its white to yellow blooms have bright magenta bracts, and butterflies and bees visit them. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Supertunia Really Red petunia, Red fescue, and Vesuvius nasturtium.
Native range
Central America and northern South America.