Gomphrena is a cheery little clover look-alike that for centuries has graced classic cutting gardens. American gardeners have relied on its pleasing bachelor button flowers since the early 1700s. With pink, purple, or white gumball flowers, globe amaranth has a reliable marathon bloom time (from early summer until the first hard frost).

Gomphrena is a genus of more than 100 species of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, distributed throughout the warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of the world.

These plants are drought tolerant and easy to grow. They are suitable for beds, borders, pots and window boxes, and are great for fresh-cut and dried floral arrangements.