Cleome serrulata

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Perennial

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

United States, Northwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

Phlox adsurgens, Phlox alyssifolia, Phlox amabilis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA136

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-105-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

7-5

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

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm243.84 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Light Blue, Pink, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

PHLOX douglasii

7.2 Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

Douglas Moss Phlox, Phlox

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

Phlox plant

7.2.2 In German

Cleome serrulata

Phlox Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Cleome serrulata

plante Phlox

7.2.4 In Spanish

serrulata cleome

planta de Phlox

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleome serrulata

φυτό phlox

7.2.6 In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

planta Phlox

7.2.7 In Polish

cleome serrulata

Phlox roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleome serrulata

plantae Phlox

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Cleomaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleome

Phlox

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA67

1 27800

Difference Between Cleome serrulata and Phlox

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