Rio Grande Globe Amaranth 'Strawberry Fields'
Highly popular, Gomphrena haageana ‘Strawberry Fields’ (Rio Grande Globe Amaranth) is a showy, tender perennial, often treated as an annual, boasting a profusion of ball-shaped flowers composed of vibrant red 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). Strawberry Fields is an attractive architectural element in the landscape and looks amazing at home as it makes excellent fresh cut flowers and everlasting dried arrangements. A beautiful, free and continuous blooming plant that is 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 | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Spread | 1' (30cm) |
Spacing | 12" (30cm) |
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 | Informal and Cottage, Cutting Garden |
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 | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Spread | 1' (30cm) |
Spacing | 12" (30cm) |
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 | Informal and Cottage, Cutting Garden |
How many Gomphrena haageana ‘Strawberry Fields’ (Rio Grande Globe Amaranth) do I need for my garden?
Plant | Quantity | |
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Gomphrena haageana ‘Strawberry Fields’ (Rio Grande Globe Amaranth) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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