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Plant description
Gomphrena 'Empress' is an attractive native plant with purple globe shaped flowers on grey green foliage. It performs best as an annual plant, and will flower for most of the year with blooms that last for months on the plant and can be cut for vases. Best in full sun in well drained soil in an open position with good air flow. A light prune every few months will encourage a fresh flush of flowers and tidy the plant. A handful of slow release fertiliser will be appreciated. Attracts butterflies.
Further reading: Top ten native plants and
Best natives for pots and small gardens (articles written by native plant expert and horticulturalist Angus Stewart).
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: purple
Flowering season: spring summer autumn winter
Plant size
Maximum height: 0.3 metres
Minimum height: 0.2 metres
Maximum width: 0.4 metres
Minimum width: 0.3 metres
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
This plant will tolerate full sunlight.
Light frost tolerance.
Plant is not salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Yes. Attracts: Butterflies, insects.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: temperate, subtropical.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: moist, well-drained.
Clay: moist, well-drained.
Sand: moist.
Miscellaneous information
Native to: Australia.
Planting season: Spring.
Types of fertiliser: Slow release fertiliser.
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