Tuesday, 26 February 2013

GLOBE AMARANTH

Gomphrena globosa, commonly known as globe amaranth or bachelor button, is an annual plant that grows up to 60 cm in height. The true species has magenta bracts, and cultivars have colours such as purple, red, white, pink, and lilac.Its native range is in Brazil, Panama and Guatemala.

In Trinidad the flowers are boiled to make a tea which is used for baby gripe, oliguria, cough and diabetes; cooling. In Hawaii, it is commonly used in long-lasting leis since it retains its shape and colour after drying.This flower is used to make a garland for Brother's Day in Nepal. The garland is put around the brother's neck by their sister for protection.

This post is part of the Nature Footsteps Floral Macros meme.

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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous26 February 2013 at 16:33

    Very intresting form on the flower.

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  2. Meta27 February 2013 at 01:13

    det var nåt nytt för mig Mycket fin .
    Ha en fin vecka
    Kram Meta

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  3. genie27 February 2013 at 03:24

    Such a pretty flower and such an interesting post. Your flower has many uses. genie

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  4. Unknown27 February 2013 at 10:44

    Very pretty! Thank you for the info. I love reading your posts.

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  5. NatureFootstep5 March 2013 at 15:00

    lol, at first I thought it was clover. Nice flower.:)

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