How to Grow Raspberry Cream
Gomphrena globosa
Your complete guide to growing Raspberry Cream.
📷 Wikipedia: FlowerWhen to Plant Raspberry Cream
Planting windows vary by USDA hardiness zone. Look up yours by ZIP code.
| Zone | Start Indoors | Direct Sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | May – June | July – September | — |
| Zone 2 | April – May | June – August | — |
| Zone 3 | April – May | June – August | — |
| Zone 4 | March – April | June – July | — |
| Zone 5 | March – April | May – July | — |
| Zone 6 | March – April | May – July | — |
| Zone 7 | February – March | April – June | — |
| Zone 8 | February – March | April – June | — |
| Zone 9 | January – February | March – May | — |
| Zone 10 | January | February – April | — |
| Zone 11 | January | January – March | — |
| Zone 12 | January | January – March | — |
| Zone 13 | January | January – March | — |
Companion Plants for Raspberry Cream
✓ Good companions
Repels ants, aphids, and rodents while attracting beneficial pollinators
Attract beneficial insects and provide structural support
Repels moths, fleas, and mosquitoes while attracting bees and butterflies
Repel aphids, whiteflies, and nematodes while attracting beneficial insects
Act as trap crop for aphids and cucumber beetles, attract pollinators
Repel aphids, tomato hornworms, and squash bugs
Attracts beneficial insects like lacewings and provides ground cover
Attract pollinators and beneficial predatory insects like ladybugs
✗ Keep away from
Produces juglone toxin that inhibits growth and can kill sensitive plants
Releases allelopathic compounds that suppress nearby plant growth
Inhibits growth of most garden plants through allelopathy
