Fireworks is a showy amaranth with a long bloom season and incredible drought and heat tolerance. Its height at 4' is somewhat taller than others in this species. It works well when placed at the rear of a bed. This easy to grow annual will provide masses of long-lasting tuffs of flowers to your garden from early summer to your first frost. The flower tuffs are a hot pink tipped with bright yellow, each flower resembling a fireworks display. The blooms sit atop long stems. Low maintenance and its resistance to pests and diseases make this a great choice for your bed, borders, containers, cutting garden, and rock garden. Once mature, they are drought tolerant but do appreciate evenly moist soils without overwatering. It is tolerant of a variety of soil types. Deadheading is not necessary. May be grown as a perennial in warmer climates. Its blooms are ideal for fresh or dried arrangements. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Fairly pest and disease-free. More information on Gomphrena globosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheChaenomeles speciosa Double Take™ Peach 'NCCS4'Lonicera x heckrottiiScutellaria suffrutescens