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Globe Amaranth
Globe Amaranth

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Grass

Origin

Central America
World/Pandemic

Types

Ornamental
Large Blue Fescue , Sea Urchin Blue Fescue, Elijah Blue blue fescue

Number of Varieties

6012
0 40000
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Habitat

Tropical regions
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-124-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1
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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
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm15.24 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Fuchsia, Violet
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
-

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
-

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diabetes
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used in making tea
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GOMPHRENA globosa 'Woodcreek Purple'
FESTUCA

Common Name

Globe Amaranth
Blue Fescue, Field Fescue

In Hindi

GOMPHRENA globosa
ब्लू हुक्म

In German

GOMPHRENA globosa
blau -Schwingel

In French

GOMPHRENA globosa
bleu fétuque

In Spanish

GOMPHRENA globosa
azul festuca

In Greek

GOMPHRENA globosa
μπλε Φεστούκα

In Portuguese

GOMPHRENA globosa
azul festuca

In Polish

GOMPHRENA globosa
niebieski Kostrzewa

In Latin

GOMPHRENA globosa
blue Fescue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Cyperales

Family

Amaranthaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Gomphrena
Festuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Poeae

Subfamily

-
Pooideae

Number of Species

6061
1 27800
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Difference Between Globe Amaranth and Blue Fescue

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Importance of Globe Amaranth and Blue Fescue

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Globe Amaranth and Blue Fescue. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Globe Amaranth and Blue Fescue as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Globe Amaranth is Cough and Diabetes whereas of Blue Fescue is . Globe Amaranth has beauty benefits as follows: while Blue Fescue has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Globe Amaranth vs Blue Fescue

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Globe Amaranth vs Blue Fescue and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Globe Amaranth are Skin irritation whereas of Blue Fescue have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Globe Amaranth has no showy fruits and Blue Fescue has no showy fruits. Also Globe Amaranth is not flowering and Blue Fescue is not flowering . You can compare Globe Amaranth and Blue Fescue facts and facts of other plants too.