Salmon Pastel Globe Amaranth is a delicate heirloom flower that brings soft peachy-pink globe-shaped blooms to the garden from summer through fall. This tender perennial reaches 24 to 30 inches tall and produces its distinctive papery flower heads 84 to 112 days after sowing. Thriving in full sun and requiring minimal water once established, it's a low-maintenance choice for gardeners in zones 10 to 11 who want continuous color from June through November.
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30in H x 18in W
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The soft salmon-pink blooms dry beautifully on the plant, creating long-lasting color without fading or dropping petals like typical flowers. It tolerates drought well and attracts pollinators throughout the growing season, rewarding patient gardeners with weeks of bloom. Starting seeds indoors with a simple hot water soak accelerates germination, and the plant establishes quickly in warm soil.
Salmon Pastel Globe Amaranth is grown as an ornamental flower for garden borders and cutting, where the papery blooms are prized for both fresh arrangements and dried flower work. Its long bloom window and persistent flower structure make it valuable in containers and mixed plantings where sustained color is desired.
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Soak seeds in hot water for 4 hours before sowing to speed germination. Sow in sterile germinating mix at a depth of 1/4 inch, 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost date. Keep soil at 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Seedlings typically sprout in 14 to 21 days.
After seedlings develop true leaves, harden them off by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days. Transplant outdoors after the last frost has passed, when soil has warmed. Space plants 1 inch apart.
Direct sow seeds after the last frost date in your area, planting at a depth of 1/4 inch. Keep soil consistently moist until germination occurs.
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