Product Review

Globe amaranth is an all-time flower-gardening favorite.
It seems to have it all -- it thrives in hot conditions, it blooms nearly nonstop, the interesting pom-pom flowers are great for cutting and drying, and it attracts butterflies.
Plant globe amaranth and then step back to watch it thrive and add continual beauty until frost. - zones 2-11 - sun - annual
It's 20" in the garden and 10 weeks from seed.
Mixed color will make a nice homeowner cut flower.
Rounded colorful flower heads of globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa) provide showy summer color in shades of pink, purple, lavender and white.
Hybrids with Gomphrena haageana have red and orange flowers.
Grown as an annual in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 10, use globe amaranth for borders and edgings.
It makes a fresh cut flower or a dried flower for floral arrangements.
A number of cultivars and hybrids grow easily from seed.