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Globe Amaranth
Globe Amaranth




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About Globe Amaranth

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Central America

Types

Ornamental

Number of Varieties

60
Rank: 68 (Overall)
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Habitat

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Fuchsia, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Thorns

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, 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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Bark

1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diabetes

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used in making tea

Used As Indoor Plant

60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GOMPHRENA globosa 'Woodcreek Purple'

Common Name

Globe Amaranth

In Hindi

GOMPHRENA globosa

In German

GOMPHRENA globosa

In French

GOMPHRENA globosa

In Spanish

GOMPHRENA globosa

In Greek

GOMPHRENA globosa

In Portuguese

GOMPHRENA globosa

In Polish

GOMPHRENA globosa

In Latin

GOMPHRENA globosa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Gomphrena

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

60
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Properties of Globe Amaranth

Want to know the properties of Globe Amaranth? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Globe Amaranth is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Globe Amaranth Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Cough and Diabetes

  • Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Globe Amaranth Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Globe Amaranth. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Globe Amaranth physical information is as follows: 30.50 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Fuchsia and Violet
  • Leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Globe Amaranth

Taking Globe Amaranth Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Globe Amaranth include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Globe Amaranth

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Globe Amaranth is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Globe Amaranth is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 60 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Ornamental. This plant's habitat is Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.