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Cleome hasslerana (Spider Flower)

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Plant Type: Annual
Uses: Cutting Bed, Border, Fragrance
Propagation: Seeds
Habit: Upright
Light: Full Sun
Flower Color: Pink, White, Lavender, Rose
Blooms: Summer
Width: 2 - 3 ft.
Height: 2.5 - 4 ft..
Fertility: Moderately Rich, Average
Soil: Neutral, Well-drained, Dry
Zone: 1 - 11

Half-hardy Annual. A native of tropical America, Cleome flowers are pleasantly scented, good for cutting and easy to grow. Blooms have a spidery appearance and appear from summer until frost. They grown swiftly and reseed easily - could become a pest. Remove seed pods if you wish to prevent self-sowing. Prefers fertile, well-drained, dry soil; withstands heat and drought. Aphids, leaf miners and greenfly may be problems. Cleomes are best admired at a little distance because their stems are thorny and the foliage is prickly and foul-scented. Effective as a background planting, especially beside a wall or along a fence. 'Royal Queen' is the pictured variety.