General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 10-14 inches
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Trade name information:
Series: Pinball™
Trade Name: Purple
Cultivar name: 'Pinball Purple'
Common names
  • Gomphrena
  • Globe Amaranth

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-07-12

Courtesy National Gardening Bureau Inc.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-06-14
Location: Surprise,  Az
Date: 2022-11-16
Dried seed with/without  husk
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-08-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-08-04
Gomphrena - Globe Flower 004
Location: Surprise,  Az
Date: 2022-11-16
Dried Seed head, seed/petal, with/without  husk
Location: Surprise,  Az
Date: 2022-11-16
Dried head
Location: Surprise,  Az
Date: 2022-11-16
Seed with/without husk
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-10-05
Location: Sherwood Oregon 
Date: 2016-07-03
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-08-28
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-06-01
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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 14, 2014 5:34 PM concerning plant:
    The first vegetative Gomphrena on the market. Mounding habit and vivid color.

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