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Cleome serrulata
Cleome serrulata




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About Cleome serrulata

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

Number of Varieties

10
0 40000
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Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm
Rank: 92 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Thorns

6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Cold climate

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Herb

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

In German

Cleome serrulata

In French

Cleome serrulata

In Spanish

serrulata cleome

In Greek

Cleome serrulata

In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

In Polish

cleome serrulata

In Latin

Cleome serrulata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Cleomaceae

Genus

Cleome

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

170
Rank: 80 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Cleome serrulata

Want to know the properties of Cleome serrulata? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cleome serrulata is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Cleome serrulata Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Fever

  • Part of plant used: Flowers, Leaves and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Cleome serrulata Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cleome serrulata. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Cleome serrulata physical information is as follows: 120.00 cm tall and 120.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Small elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Cleome serrulata

Taking Cleome serrulata Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Cleome serrulata include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Cleome serrulata

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cleome serrulata is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Cleome serrulata is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Skunk weed, Navajo spinach. This plant's habitat is foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies and Roadsides and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.