Ping Pong Purple globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa 'Ping Pong Purple'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ping Pong Purple' globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa 'Ping Pong Purple') 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. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers, and the plant is drought tolerant. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Supertunia Bordeaux petunia, Black Velvet nasturtium, and Red fescue.