Description

60+ SEEDS GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA QIS LILAC, Approximately 30 inches. Fast hardy annual for cut or fresh flowers. HEAT & HUMIDITY TOLERANT ......MATURES 85 - 95 DAYS! GROWING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED Butterfly Attractor / Sun / Hardiness Zone 2 -11 / ANNUAL / Disease & Insect Free / Drought Tolerant / Heat Tolerant / Poor soils / Blooms Summer to Frost / Average Soil / Well Draining / Fabulous with Flamingo Feather Celosia!! Outstanding flower in bedding, containers, and rock gardens. Or cover an entire sunny area with no fuss. Blends well with all shapes. Blooms May though First Frost. You can't beat that!! Considered a delicacy by birds. Tropical by nature, gomphrena has a high tolerance for heat, humidity, and /or dry hot conditions. Basically craves sunshine. If your garden and containers wilt in the heat, this is the answer!! They do well in the toughest conditions . Some interesting facts about all Gomphrena Globosa: The flowers, leaves, roots, and seeds of gomphrena contain immune-boosting phytochemical and antioxidant betacyanins, and have long been used by herbalists to address an array of ailments ranging from GI to respiratory problems. The plant arrived in the United States in the 1700s. It was grown as an ornamental in gardens of the well-to-do, and most notably by young Thomas Jefferson, at his childhood home, Shadwell. The flowers are a highlight of the gardens at Monticello today. The blossoms of gomphrena are colorfast, sturdy, and long-lasting. They continue to be featured prominently in traditional ceremonial garlands in Hawaii, where they are called “bozu,” and in Nepal, where they are known as “makhamali ful.”