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{{SPlantbox
 
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|familia=Amaranthaceae
 
|genus=Gomphrena
 
|genus=Gomphrena
 
|species=haageana
 
|species=haageana
|Min ht box=27
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|common_name=Globe Amaranth
|Min ht metric=in
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|name_ref=Wikipedia
|Min wd box=20
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|habit=herbaceous
|Min wd metric=in
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|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|Max ht box=27
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|Max ht metric=in
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|height_ref=Wikipedia
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|Max wd box=20
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|Max wd metric=in
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|lifespan=perennial, annual
 
|lifespan=perennial, annual
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|life_ref=Wikipedia
 
|exposure=sun
 
|exposure=sun
|features=ground cover
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|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|features=flowers, ground cover
 
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
 
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
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|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|flowers=red, pink
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|min_zone=7
 
|min_zone=7
|max_zone=11.5
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|image=Upload.png
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|max_zone=11
|image_width=240
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|image=Gomphrena haageana 2.JPG
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|image_width=200
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|image_caption=Strawberry Fields Globe Amaranth
 
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Describe the plant here...
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'''''Gomphrena haageana''''' is a herbaceous perennial that acts as an annual in temperate climates. The most common cultivar is known as '''''Strawberry Fields globe amaranth'''''. It has a red flower reminiscent of a strawberry.  It can grow up to 18 inches in height. 
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It is a native of [[Texas]] and [[Mexico]].
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==