QIS Purple gomphrena
Gomphrena globosa 'QIS Purple'
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
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'QIS Purple' gomphrena (Gomphrena globosa 'QIS Purple') 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. It stands erect at 18 to 28 inches tall and tolerates drought. It sits low on the menu for deer. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, which work well in fresh and dried arrangements.
Pairs well with Supertunia Royal Velvet petunia, Red fescue, and Pearly everlasting.