Blazing like fireballs in the sunny summer-to-fall annual garden, this ‘Strawberry Fields’ Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth) is a carefree, long-blooming, colorful joy no garden should be without.

The 1- to 1-inch blooms appear at the top of very long, extra-sturdy olive-green stems, so that when they open, they bob in the summer sun well above the foliage on 2-foot plants. ‘Strawberry Fields’ Gomphrena is long-lasting in the garden, they are also very reliable in the vase, keeping their color for more than a week. And ‘Strawberry Fields’ Gomphrena are unexcelled as Everlastings, where their huge, round shape and strong color add a welcome change of pace from the grasses and autumnal tones of many dried flowers and foliage.

Easy to grow in the sun-drenched garden, ‘Strawberry Fields’ Gomphrena is wonderfully resistant to both heat and drought, keeping its blooms and its fresh foliage looking neat and colorful through the worst excesses o