Annual flower
Globe Amaranth plant profile
Gomphrena globosa
An annual flower for full sun.
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When to plant
When to plant Globe Amaranth
Start seeds indoors
8 weeks before your last spring frost to 6 weeks before your last spring frost
Transplant outdoors
at your last spring frost to 2 weeks after your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sun
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
Common problems
Watch for these
Also watch for: fungal leaf spots.
Evidence trail
Evidence behind this profile
Original extension and institutional publications behind the planting, care, and safety facts on this page.
- Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena globosa
University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension (Wisconsin Horticulture). Supports indoor seed-starting timing (direct) and outdoor transplant timing (normalized). Checked 2026-06-18.