Gomphrena haageana 'QIS® Carmine'

Globe Amaranth 'QIS® Carmine'

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. Full sun. 'Carmine' is 50 - 60cm tall, 45cm spread. Mounding habit. Makes lovely pink ried flowers.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Rich and free draining

plant information

Common name

Globe Amaranth 'QIS® Carmine'

Latin name

Gomphrena haageana 'QIS® Carmine'

type

Annual

family

Amaranthaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Rich and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Globe Amaranth QIS® Carmine is 0.45meters x 0.60meters

0.45 M 0.60 M

Gomphrena haageana 'QIS® Carmine'

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.

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