1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Africa, South America, Southeast Asia
South America, Argentina, Brazil
1.4 Types
Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
All sorts of environments
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
3,050.00 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Round with toothed margin
Lanceolate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Winter
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf rust, Thripes
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds, Not Available
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, Used for its medicinal properties
Used for bedding in gardens
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Foundation, Landscape
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Celastrus orbiculatus
CLEOME hassleriana
7.2 Common Name
Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Asian bittersweet
Pink Queen
7.2.2 In German
Rundblättriger Baumwürger
rosa Königin
7.2.3 In French
Asian bittersweet
Reine rose
7.2.4 In Spanish
Asian bittersweet
Reina de color rosa
7.2.5 In Greek
Asian bittersweet
ροζ Βασίλισσα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Asian bittersweet
Rainha -de-rosa
7.2.7 In Polish
Dławisz okrągłolistny
Różowa Królowa
7.2.8 In Latin
Asian bittersweet
Regina Pink
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Celastroideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species