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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Herbs, Vegetable

Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil

Types
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

Number of Varieties
10

Habitat
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10

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 92

Minimum Width
120.00 cm 79

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
Yes

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
Yes

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
Yes

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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 80

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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