Description
Gomphrena produces globular flowerheads that brighten the garden. Seed Packet contains 35 seeds.
Gomphrena is a warm-season annual plant. Butterflies are attacked on flowers. Gomphrena flower is used as a cut flower or dried flower. Dried flower is simply hanging them upside down in a well-ventilated place, and you will have colour to enjoy all winter.
Seeds Specifications
Common Name |
globe amaranth |
Height |
1.00 to 2.00 feet |
Flower Colour |
Varies |
Bloom Time |
June to frost |
Difficulty Level |
Easy to grow |
Planting and care
- Water in very dry conditions
Gomphrena Mixed Color care
- Sow gomphrena seeds as an indoor plant to get a head start, or outdoors where you want the plants to grow at about the time of your last spring frost
Sunlight |
Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Watering |
Medium |
Soil |
well-drained soil |
Temperature |
70 F to 75 F. |
Fertilizer |
Apply any organic fertilizer |
Harvest Season |
June to frost |
Gomphrena Mixed Color special feature
Borders, rock gardens, cutting gardens, annual beds or containers. Also useful as an edge.
Gomphrena Mixed Color uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- Plant is laxative, stomachic, carminative, astringent, depurative, emetic and good diuretic; found efficacious in renal dropsies and general anasarca
- Also used in coughs, pneumonia, rheumatism, piles, boils, skin eruptions, kidney stone and colic
- Note:Use only after consulting the specialist