Description
Description
Gomphrena produces globular flowerheads that brighten the garden. Gomphrena is a warm-season annual plant. Butterflies are attacked on flower. Gomphrena flower is used as a cut flower or dried flower. Dried flower is simply hanging them upside down in a well-ventilated place, and you will have colour to enjoy all winter.
Seeds Specifications
| Common Name | globe amaranth |
| Height | 1.00 to 2.00 feet |
| Flower Colour | Purple |
| Bloom Time | June to frost |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting And Care
- Water in very dry conditions
Gomphrena Purple Care
- Sow gomphrena seeds as an indoor plant to get a head start, or outdoors where you want the plants to grow at about the time of your last spring frost
| Sunlight | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 70 F to 75 F. |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
| Harvest Season | June to frost |
Gomphrena Purple Special Feature
Borders, rock gardens, cutting gardens, annual beds or contain, Also useful as an edge.
Gomphrena Purple Uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- Plant is laxative, stomachic, carminative, astringent, depurative, emetic and good diuretic; found efficacious in renal dropsies and general anasarca
- Also used in coughs, pneumonia, rheumatism, piles, boils, skin eruptions, kidney stone and colic
- Note: Use only after consulting the specialist
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