Globe Amaranth

Candytuft

About Globe Amaranth and Candytuft

Globe Amaranth

Candytuft

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Perennial

Origin

Central America

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Ornamental

Number of Varieties

60220

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Maritime Rocks, Stone and Masonry fences and walls

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-125-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9-3

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm40.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Fuchsia, Violet

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Caterpillars, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diabetes

Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used in making tea

Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GOMPHRENA globosa 'Woodcreek Purple'

IBERIS sempervirens

Common Name

Globe Amaranth

Candytuft

In Hindi

GOMPHRENA globosa

Candytuft

In German

GOMPHRENA globosa

Schleifenblume

In French

GOMPHRENA globosa

candytuft

In Spanish

GOMPHRENA globosa

candytuft

In Greek

GOMPHRENA globosa

candytuft

In Portuguese

GOMPHRENA globosa

ibero

In Polish

GOMPHRENA globosa

candytuft

In Latin

GOMPHRENA globosa

Coleus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Brassicales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Gomphrena

Iberis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

6050

1 27800

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Properties of Globe Amaranth and Candytuft

Wondering what are the properties of Globe Amaranth and Candytuft? We provide you with everything About Globe Amaranth and Candytuft. Globe Amaranth doesn't have thorns and Candytuft doesn't have thorns. Also Globe Amaranth does not have fragrant flowers. Globe Amaranth has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Candytuft has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Globe Amaranth and Candytuft and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Globe Amaranth and Candytuft

Season and care of Globe Amaranth and Candytuft is important to know. While considering everything about Globe Amaranth and Candytuft Care, growing season is an essential factor. Globe Amaranth season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Candytuft season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Globe Amaranth is Loam, Sand and for Candytuft is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Globe Amaranth is Neutral and for Candytuft is Neutral, Alkaline.

Globe Amaranth and Candytuft Physical Information

Globe Amaranth and Candytuft physical information is very important for comparison. Globe Amaranth height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Candytuft height is 20.30 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Globe Amaranth and Candytuft are as follows:

Globe Amaranth flower color: Fuchsia and Violet
Globe Amaranth leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Candytuft flower color: White
Candytuft leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Globe Amaranth and Candytuft

Care of Globe Amaranth and Candytuft include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Globe Amaranth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Candytuft pruning is done Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Globe Amaranth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Candytuft needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.