Gomphrena perennis grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Gomphrena also known as perennial Globe amaranth, Gomphrena perennis perennial evergreen or annual plant, mostly used as ornamental plant but it’s also edible plant for the leaves and flowers, used as cut flower, it’s drought tolerant plant and attract pollinators, can grow in tropic, mediterranean, subtropical or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 2+.

Leaves color green the leaves in linear to elliptic shape.

Gomphrena perennis flower

Flower color can be: purple, pink or white, small flowers that grow in inflorescence in pompon shape

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How to grow Gomphrena perennis growing and care:

Well-drained soil

What is the best way to start growing:
Plant / Seedling / Seed

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive

Planting season:
End of the winter to spring as perennial also in the summer

Pests and diseases:
Aphids

Pruning season:
All season

How to prune:
No need

Size of the plant:
20-60 cm, 8-24 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Irrigation water management requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot or containers:
Yes

Blooming information

When does it bloom?
Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower:
Pompon shape flowers color can be: purple, pink or white, small flowers that grow in inflorescence

Uses of flowers:
Beverage

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season:
Spring / Summer

How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish harvest the young leaves in the base of the stems

Information about leaves:
Green leaves in linear to elliptic shape

Uses of Gomphrena perennis leaves:
Cooked

Scientific name:

Gomphrena perennis

Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Autumn flowers
  • Summer flowers
Edible Parts
  • Edible flowers
  • Edible leaves
Culinary uses
  • Cooked
Flower colors
  • Pink flower
  • Purple flower
  • White flower
Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
  • Tropics Climate
Harvest Season
  • Spring Harvest
  • Summer Harvest
Ornamental parts
  • Ornamental flower
  • Ornamental leaves
  • Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
  • Average growing plants
  • Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Annual plant
  • Evergreen
  • Herbaceous
  • Perennial plant
Plant Uses
  • Attract pollinators
  • Drought tolerant plants
  • Floristry
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Spring Planting
  • Summer planting
  • Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Full sun Plants
Watering plants
  • Regularly water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 11
  • Hardiness zone 12
  • Hardiness zone 13
  • Hardiness zone 2
  • Hardiness zone 3
  • Hardiness zone 4
  • Hardiness zone 5
  • Hardiness zone 6
  • Hardiness zone 7
  • Hardiness zone 8
  • Hardiness zone 9

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