Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Epiphyte
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Central America
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Brassia allenii, Brassia caudata, Brassia cochleata
Number of Varieties
45
0
40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Coastal Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1111-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-9
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
H2
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm66.04 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Gold, Plum, Sienna
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
Green
Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Occasional light liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
BRASSIA arcuigera
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Arching Brassia, Arching Spider Orchid, Orchid
In Hindi
Pink Queen
Arching Brassia plant
In German
rosa Königin
Arching Brassia Pflanze
In French
Reine rose
plante Arching Brassia
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
planta de arqueo Brassia
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
φυτό κύρτωση Brassia
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
planta arqueamento Brassia
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Wyginając Brassia roślin
In Latin
Regina Pink
Curva Brassia herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Asparagales
Family
Cleomaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Cleome
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cleomeae
Cymbidieae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
125
1
27800
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