Rio Grande Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena haageana (Rio Grande Globe Amaranth) is a showy, tender perennial, often treated as an annual, boasting a profusion of ball-shaped flowers composed of fiery orange papery bracts. Peeping from the bracts are tiny yellow flowers. Blooming from early summer to the first frost, the flowers are borne on stiff, upright branched stems. They are a magnet for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. They contrast with the foliage of narrow ovate to oblong green leaves, 3 in. long (7 cm). Native to the Southern U.S. and Mexico, Rio Grande Globe Amaranth is an attractive architectural element in the landscape and looks amazing at home as it makes excellent fresh cut flowers and everlasting dried arrangements. Low maintenance, pest and disease-free, drought and heat-tolerant, use it in a mixed planting of other summer-flowering annuals and perennials.
Hardiness |
9 - 11 |
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Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2 |
Plant Type | Annuals, Perennials |
Plant Family | Amaranthaceae |
Genus | Gomphrena |
Common names | Globe Amaranth |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall |
Height | 2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm) |
Spread | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Spacing | 12" - 18" (30cm - 50cm) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy |
Native Plants | United States, Southwest, Texas, New Mexico |
Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Dry Soil, Clay Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers |
Garden Styles | Cutting Garden, Informal and Cottage |
Hardiness |
9 - 11 |
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Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2 |
Plant Type | Annuals, Perennials |
Plant Family | Amaranthaceae |
Genus | Gomphrena |
Common names | Globe Amaranth |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall |
Height | 2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm) |
Spread | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Spacing | 12" - 18" (30cm - 50cm) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy |
Native Plants | United States, Southwest, Texas, New Mexico |
Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Dry Soil, Clay Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers |
Garden Styles | Cutting Garden, Informal and Cottage |
How many Gomphrena haageana (Rio Grande Globe Amaranth) do I need for my garden?
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