Green Stink Bug on Gomphrena globosa

Green Stink Bug on Gomphrena globosa (Globe amaranth, Bachelor’s Buttons), photographed at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia

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Gomphrena globosa (Bachelor’s Button)

Gomphrena, sometimes called globe amaranth or bachelor’s button, is a sun-loving, drought tolerant annual plant. I think might be the “All Around Purple” variety. These intense magenta-pinkish purple flowers are tiny, no more than an inch in diameter—making them a bit of a challenge to photograph. Just imagine paired this color with lime green foliage! Although they were too quick to photograph, there was a bounty of skipper and sulphur butterflies darting through this bank of Gomphrena at Green Spring Gardens this afternoon.

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