Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Southern Africa
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula
Number of Varieties
4-
0
40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-10
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
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water frequently
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Used to poison animals during hunting
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Container, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
EUPHORBIA virosa
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Gifboom
In Hindi
Pink Queen
Gifboom
In German
rosa Königin
Namibische Giftwolfmilch
In French
Reine rose
Euphorbia virosa
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Euphorbia virosa
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
Euphorbia virosa
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
Euphorbia virosa
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Euphorbia virosa
In Latin
Regina Pink
Euphorbia virosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Brassicales
Malpighiales
Family
Cleomaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Cleome
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots
Tribe
Cleomeae
-
Subfamily
-
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
1-
1
27800
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