Truffula Pink gomphrena selected Proven Winners’ Annual of the Year

No town will have more of a cause to join the cele bration for Truffula Pink gomphrena as the Annual of the Year than Columbus, Georgia. The award selected by Proven Winners says a lot, consider ing they are the home of all of the Supers: Supertunia petu nias, Superbells calibrachoas and Superbena verbenas.

The last few years in Colum bus, Truffula Pink has been like queen of the court in Old Town, an incredible designer community in North Columbus. From historical-looking homes with dreamy cottage gardens to artsy horse trough containers, Truffula Pink has been there, showing off her hot pink blooms. Then there is The Landings, the premier shopping or lifestyle center in town, where everyone goes to shop, dine and of course, see the flowers creating a resortlike atmosphere. Be prepared, on more than one occasion clients have had to dodge hum- mingbirds and butterflies as they walked into a store.

Pollinators were something most of us could have only imagined. Oh, we expected the occasional visitor, but never did we dream of it being a butterfly champ where swallowtails come in four at a time, zebra longwings three at a time and the bright orange Gulf fritillaries challenging each other for a spot at the Truffula Cafe. Believe me, if you are creating a butterfly garden, Truffula Pink gomphrena has to have a spot.

Truffula Pink is known botanically as Gomphrena pulchella and is native to South America. As a globe amaranth, its name is associated not only with beauty but love and immortality due to its ability to be cut for the vase

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