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    Cleome hassleriana

    Also Known As

    • Spider Flower

    Plant type

    annual / biennial

    size

    • H: 6'
    • W: 4'

    planting zones

    • 1-12

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    Cleome hassleriana plant details

    Cleome hassleriana is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial with green foliage. In fall and summer pink, purple and white flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Cleome hassleriana

    Plant type: annual / biennial
    Plant family: cleomaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 4 FT wide, 6 FT tall
    Flowers: pink, purple and white blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, long-blooming, self-sowing

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Cleome hassleriana

    USDA Zones: 1 - 12
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A large and glorious, long blooming, summer growing annual from southern South America. Forming a stiffly branched open shrub, with large, hairy, palmate leaves and bearing all summer and autumn whorls of pink, purple or white, four petalled flowers with long extending stamens, spidery in effect. Sow just below the surface in any well drained sunny soil in late winter or early spring while temperatures are still fluctuating but the danger of frost has passed (oscillating temperatures are needed for germination). Alternatively they can be started off in small pots, from which they transplant very well when young. Will self sow in bare well drained soil. Each pack contains in excess of 50+ seeds.

    By: Zephs

    Gardening facts about Cleome hassleriana plant

    How to Grow Cleome hassleriana

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white
      • pink
      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • bees

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • fall

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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