Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)

Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth) 
A Little History and Some Growing Instructions Gomphrena, also known as the Globe Amaranth, is native to the tropics of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The plant is related to the Cockscomb and Love-Lies-Bleeding. The native plant had magenta, clover-like flowers, but today’s cultivars are purple, pink and white as well as magenta. The plant has been…