What is
Life Span
Annual
Type
Herbs, Vegetable
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach
Number of Varieties
10
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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)
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
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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
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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
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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
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18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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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
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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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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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