Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Epiphyte
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
South America, Brazil
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
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Number of Varieties
44
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40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1113-15
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
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm35.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Yellow, Green, Yellow green, Burgundy, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Sand
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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
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
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Allergy
Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
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Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
CATASETUM barbatum
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Bearded Catasetum Orchid, Orchid
In Hindi
Pink Queen
bearded catasetum
In German
rosa Königin
bärtigen catasetum
In French
Reine rose
catasetum barbu
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Catasetum barbudo
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
γενειοφόρος catasetum
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
catasetum barbudo
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
brodaty catasetum
In Latin
Regina Pink
Volunt barbati Catasetum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Orchidales
Family
Cleomaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Cleome
Catasetum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cleomeae
Cymbidieae
Subfamily
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Epidendroideae
Number of Species
173
1
27800
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