Cleome
Cleome spp.
Full Sun
Moderate watering
Tender
11b
USDA zone
7°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
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Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Cleome Overview
Cleome contains over 200 herbaceous annual and perennial shrubs and plant species naturally distributed across tropical and warm temperate locations around the world. Commonly known as spider flowers, the 4-petalled flowers are normally purple, pink, yellow or white and have 6 long stamens. Cultivation has resulted in a range of cultivar species, mostly for ornamental garden use, but one species is used as a vegetable crop.
Common problems with Cleome
How to propagate Cleome
Seed
Seed sown outdoor in late spring.
Other uses of Cleome
Grown for their unusual spidery flowers.
Flowers to Sow or Plant Under Cover in March
Sow these seeds and pot up these tubers to get an early start on the year.
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Deer Resistant Plants
Although never fully deer proof - they are less likely to eat these.
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