Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
China
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
41500
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40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-118-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12 - 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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm1,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Skin irritation
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
In Hindi
Pink Queen
Bānsa
In German
rosa Königin
Bambus
In French
Reine rose
Bambou
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Bambú
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
bambu
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Bambus
In Latin
Regina Pink
Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Poales
Family
Cleomaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cleome
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Cleomeae
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
191
1
27800
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