'Globe Amaranth - Tall Rose' Seeds
Gomphrena globosa
 
Annual to 60cm
Everlasting rose coloured blooms
Makes an excellent cut, dried flower
Easy to grow for beds and borders
Frost, drought and heat tolerant
Edible
Bee and butterfly attracting
 
Globe Amaranth - Tall Rose is an annual to 60cm, with rose pink everlasting blooms continuously through midsummer, until the first frost. An old fashioned cottage garden favourite, native of Texas and Mexico, where it copes with hot, humid summers. Great in dried flower arrangements.
 
Medicinal Properties
Besides being a charming ornamental plant, Gomphrena is reputed to have a number of beneficial health benefits. Practitioners of folk medicine claim that is has antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, detoxifying and purifying properties. It has long been used in folk medicine to treat a variety of illnesses such as diabetes, coughs, and urinary retention. Of its many purported health benefits, it is perhaps best known historically for its use in treating hypertension. Modern-day clinical research appears to support its therapeutic use for this purpose.
 
The information provided is general in nature and not to be relied upon as advice. Seek expert advice if considering using ths product for edible or medicinal purposes.