Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tender Perennial
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
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Number of Varieties
4-
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40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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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
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Blue, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Long slender
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water during dry weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
pollinators
Allergy
Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Ukiuki, uki
In Hindi
Pink Queen
Ukiuki
In German
rosa Königin
Ukiuki
In French
Reine rose
Ukiuki
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Ukiuki
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
Ukiuki
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
Ukiuki
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Ukiuki
In Latin
Regina Pink
Ukiuki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Liliales
Family
Cleomaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cleome
Dianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cleomeae
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Subfamily
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Hemerocallidoideae
Number of Species
141
1
27800
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