Light
Full sun supports its flower display.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Seasonal plants · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa) has a dense / erect / rounded growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: elliptical, oblong. Flower colours recorded: gold/yellow, pink, purple/lavender, white.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: dense, erect, rounded. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Hope Duckworth · Source · CC BY 4.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Use moist, draining soil; established plants tolerate some dry conditions.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: Clay, Loam (Silt), Sand. Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0).
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
Reported flowering season: fall, summer. Bloom timing varies with climate and cultivar.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
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Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.