{"id":196,"date":"2019-03-12T15:59:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T05:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aussiecolours.com.au\/dir\/?post_type=product&#038;p=196"},"modified":"2019-03-12T15:59:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T05:59:32","slug":"gomphrena-new-empress","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/aussiecolours.com.au\/dir\/product\/gomphrena-new-empress\/","title":{"rendered":"Gomphrena &#8216;New Empress&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Gomphrena<\/em> &#8216;New Empress&#8217; (<em>Gomphrena leontopodioides<\/em>) is a highly versatile Australian native plant that will add year round colour to your patio or garden. It produces masses of globular purple flower heads (about 35 mm in diameter) which remain on the plant for months, contrasting nicely with its grey-green foliage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Highly versatile, ideal for mass plantings, rockeries, cottage gardens, or containers providing long lasting paper daisly-like flowers. 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