1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbs, Vegetable
Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides
meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.3 Minimum Width
120.00 cm12.70 cm
0.1
6350
1.11 Plant Color
1.11.1 Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black
1.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.11.3 Fruit Color
1.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
1.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.12 Shape
1.12.1 Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Sword-like
1.13 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
Average Water Needs
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Sandy, Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Leaf spot
Bacteria, fungus, Viruses
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Root
5.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Basketary, Used for fragrance
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb
Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'
IRIS 'Apollo'
6.2 Common Name
Cleome, Spider Flower
Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris
6.2.1 In Hindi
Cleome serrulata
Dutch Iris
6.2.2 In German
Cleome serrulata
Dutch Iris
6.2.3 In French
Cleome serrulata
Dutch Iris
6.2.4 In Spanish
serrulata cleome
Dutch Iris
6.2.5 In Greek
Cleome serrulata
Dutch Iris
6.2.6 In Portuguese
serrulata Cleome
Dutch Iris
6.2.7 In Polish
cleome serrulata
Dutch Iris
6.2.8 In Latin
Cleome serrulata
Dutch Iris
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species