ellen 
I’m excited to see the purple globe amaranth seeds I started in my closet back in March are blooming. Gomphrena are native to Panama and Guatemala. Needless to say, they love the heat! Perfect for Chicago’s current heat wave. It’s attractive to butterflies, tolerates less than fantastic soil, and is great as a dried flower.
- zone 2-11
- grown as an annual
- bushy habit
- full sun
- 1-3 feet high, spans about 1 foot
- easy to grow
- nice companion plant for eggplant, corn, potato, onion