Related species include amaranth, celosia, blood-leaf.
Personality:
The spherical flower head is up to 1.5 inches across, composed of many tiny, clover-like flowers.
Stems 12-20 inches long.
Plant is an annual, classed as a dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined.
Flowers have no fragrance.
Storage Specifics:
36-41F for short time.
Tidbits:
Other related species used for grain. Many members of the amaranth family are considered weeds such as pigweed, tumbleweed and water hemp.
The specific epithet name “globosa” means spherical, in reference to the flower shape.
Gomphrena is from an ancient name for an amaranth.
To use as dried flowers, strip leaves off stems and hang upside down to air dry. May also be preserved with glycerin.
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