Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs, Vegetable
Herbs, Perennial
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach
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Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides
Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10-9999
0
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
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Narrow Oblong
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Sandy, Well drained
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Sandy, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Leaf spot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Flying insects
Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife
Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever
Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb
Edible
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'
EUPHORBIA hypericifolia
Common Name
Cleome, Spider Flower
Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche
In Hindi
Cleome serrulata
Canchalagua
In German
Cleome serrulata
Canchalagua
In French
Cleome serrulata
canchalangua
In Spanish
serrulata cleome
canchalagua
In Greek
Cleome serrulata
Canchalagua
In Portuguese
serrulata Cleome
Canchalagua
In Polish
cleome serrulata
Canchalagua
In Latin
Cleome serrulata
Canchalagua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Brassicales
Euphorbiales
Family
Cleomaceae
Acanthaceae
Genus
Cleome
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
170-
1
27800
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