1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Brazil
1.4 Types
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides
Tropical regions
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
H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm300.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
White, Purple, 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
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Lance shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Cold climate
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, 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
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
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
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply N-P-K, Water soluble fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Leaf spot
Aphids, Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Yellow Leaves
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
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
Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Fever
anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, cathartic, Diuretic, Emetic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'
Brunfelsia pauciflora
7.2 Common Name
Cleome, Spider Flower
Raintree, yesterday today and tomorrow, Brazil raintree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Cleome serrulata
Raintree
7.2.2 In German
Cleome serrulata
raintree
7.2.3 In French
Cleome serrulata
raintree
7.2.4 In Spanish
serrulata cleome
raintree
7.2.5 In Greek
Cleome serrulata
Raintree
7.2.6 In Portuguese
serrulata Cleome
Raintree
7.2.7 In Polish
cleome serrulata
Raintree
7.2.8 In Latin
Cleome serrulata
Raintree
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, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Petunioideae
8.10 Number of Species