Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs, Vegetable
Herbs
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Southwestern United States, Central America, South America, Brazil
Types
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach
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Number of Varieties
101
0
40000
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Habitat
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides
Mountain Slopes, Mountains, tropical grasslands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-7
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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm40.60 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, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Even Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, root cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
Needs very little water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases
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, Neutral
Soil Type
Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Sandy, Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Leaf spot
Bacterial fruit blotch, Damping off, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch, Root rot, Septoria leaf spot, Southern blight
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Drought, Variety of soil types
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Flies
Allergy
-
Asthma, Skin irritation, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Cottage Garden, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever
Hypoglycaemic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'
STEVIA rebaudiana
Common Name
Cleome, Spider Flower
Candyleaf, Stevia, Sweetleaf
In Hindi
Cleome serrulata
Stevia
In German
Cleome serrulata
Stevia
In French
Cleome serrulata
Stevia
In Spanish
serrulata cleome
Stevia
In Greek
Cleome serrulata
Stevia
In Portuguese
serrulata Cleome
Stevia
In Polish
cleome serrulata
Stewia
In Latin
Cleome serrulata
Stevia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Asterales
Family
Cleomaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Cleome
Stevia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Eupatorieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
170240
1
27800
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