Cleome
Spider flower, Spider plant
- Height × spread
- 1.2m – 1.2m × 1m – 1m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
Popular and exotic looking plants that are generally treated as annuals. The delightful Cleome hassleriana is in fact an annual, and it and its cultivars delight with their big domed and showy heads of flowers in shades of white, pink, red and mauve. They can stand up to 1.5 metres in height. They do have spines that are sited at the base of the leaflets which means some care is needed in case they are grabbed at by those unaware of their hidden spikiness!
- Flower colour
- Pink, Purple, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 1.2m – 1.2m
- Spread
- 1m – 1m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Scented garden, Mediterranean garden, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover
- Hazards
- Yes, some stems are prickly/thorny
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Apply slow release fertiliser
Apply a slow release fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plants soon after they have come into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
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