Plants are easy to grow and very heat and drought tolerant.
Gomphrena was one of the plants that thrived under the hot, dry conditions that occurred last summer, especially in the South. Qis Carmine,' a haageana variety, was selected as the first 1999 Dried Flower of the Year by the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers. The haageana varieties don't germinate as well and flower about a week later than the globosa varieties. Both species are usually grown as annuals. If grown as an outdoor cut flower, seed can be direct sown in the field.