Cleome serrulata

Bluebonnet

About Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet

Cleome serrulata

Bluebonnet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

Texas

1.4 Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-103-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.48 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Blue, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Oblanceolate to oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Fertile, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification, Soil Enrichment

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb

Container, Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

LUPINUS subcarnosus

7.2 Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

Bluebonnet Plant

7.2.2 In German

Cleome serrulata

Blaue Lupine Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Cleome serrulata

Bluebonnet Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

serrulata cleome

Planta bluebonnet

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleome serrulata

Bluebonnet φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

Bluebonnet de Plantas

7.2.7 In Polish

cleome serrulata

Bluebonnet roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleome serrulata

Planta Bluebonnet

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Cleomaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleome

Lupinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Genisteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA200

1 27800

Properties of Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet

Wondering what are the properties of Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet? We provide you with everything About Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet. Cleome serrulata has thorns and Bluebonnet doesn't have thorns. Also Cleome serrulata does not have fragrant flowers. Cleome serrulata has allergic reactions like Not Available and Bluebonnet has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet

Season and care of Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet is important to know. While considering everything about Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cleome serrulata season is Summer and Bluebonnet season is Summer. The type of soil for Cleome serrulata is Sand and for Bluebonnet is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cleome serrulata is Acidic, Neutral and for Bluebonnet is Neutral, Alkaline.

Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet Physical Information

Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet physical information is very important for comparison. Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Bluebonnet height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet are as follows:

Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet

Care of Cleome serrulata and Bluebonnet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Bluebonnet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bluebonnet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.