Cleome serrulata

Silver Sage

About Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage

Cleome serrulata

Silver Sage

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Biennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Herbs, Shrub

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-105-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8 - 5

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Oval with a pointed tip and fine teeth along their edges

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

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

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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, Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

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

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Snails

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever

Antiseptic, Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

SALVIA argentea

7.2 Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

Silver Clary, Silver Sage

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

रजत बाबा

7.2.2 In German

Cleome serrulata

Silver Sage

7.2.3 In French

Cleome serrulata

Silver Sage

7.2.4 In Spanish

serrulata cleome

silver Sage

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleome serrulata

Silver Sage

7.2.6 In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

silver Sage

7.2.7 In Polish

cleome serrulata

silver Sage

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleome serrulata

Argentum Sage

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cleomaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleome

Salvia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Mentheae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage

Wondering what are the properties of Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage? We provide you with everything About Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage. Cleome serrulata has thorns and Silver Sage doesn't have thorns. Also Cleome serrulata does not have fragrant flowers. Cleome serrulata has allergic reactions like Not Available and Silver Sage 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 Silver Sage and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage

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

Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage Physical Information

Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage physical information is very important for comparison. Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Silver Sage height is 10.20 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage are as follows:

Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Silver Sage flower color: White
Silver Sage leaf color: Silver

Care of Cleome serrulata and Silver Sage

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