Gomphrena globosa 'Lil Forest™ Sugared Plum'
Globe Amaranth 'Lil Forest™ Sugared Plum'
A bushy, hairy-leaved annual, sporting round, purple flower bracts on thick stems in summer and early autumn. This plant is useful as summer bedding and is fairly drought tolerant and very heat tolerant. It grows to 60cm tall. Plant in any well-drained soil of moderate fertility, but appreciates regular moisture. 'Lil Forest™ Sugared Plum' is a hybrid species of gomphrena globosa. It bears small purple flowers with white tipped petals. attractive to pollinators, such as butterflies and bees.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Globe Amaranth 'Lil Forest™ Sugared Plum'
Latin name
Gomphrena globosa 'Lil Forest™ Sugared Plum'
type
Annual
family
Amaranthaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.60 M
Gomphrena globosa 'Lil Forest™ Sugared Plum'
A bushy, hairy-leaved annual, sporting round, purple flower bracts on thick stems in summer and early autumn. This plant is useful as summer bedding and is fairly drought tolerant and very heat tolerant. It grows to 60cm tall. Plant in any well-drained soil of moderate fertility, but appreciates regular moisture. 'Lil Forest™ Sugared Plum' is a hybrid species of gomphrena globosa. It bears small purple flowers with white tipped petals. attractive to pollinators, such as butterflies and bees.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Amaranth plants grow well in average to rich, well-draining soil with equal amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus. Like many vegetable crops, it needs at least five hours of sunlight a day to do well. While it grows best in moist but well drained soil, it will tolerate somewhat dry soil too. Potted plants can be put into their growing position in mid to late spring.
Propagation by seed
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Seeds can be sown direct into flowering in spring, dig some fertiliser/compost into the ground before planting.They should be thinned to save the strongest plants being careful not to disturb the roots of the ones that are being left to grow on. Sow seed at 59° to 64°F in early spring indoors for earlier bloom, or outside after danger of frost has passed.