School of Horticulture
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Scientific Name: | Cleome hassleriana |
Pronunciation: | klee-OH-mee hass-ler-ee-AH-na |
Common Name: | spider flower |
Family Name: | Capparidaceae |
Plant Type: | Annual |
Key ID Features: | Leaves aromatic, sticky, palmate with 5-7 elliptic leaflets, spiny stipules; florets spider-like with protruding stamens, in dense elongated terminal racemes of pink, purple or white, from summer to frost; fruits long and thin, pod-like capsules, green ripening to reddish-brown. |
Course(s): | Level 3 Apprenticeship |
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Propagation: | Seed |
Plant Care: | |
Light Level: | High indoor light level |
Maintenance: | Low maintenance plant |
Pest Susceptibility: | Aphids or adelgids, Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Mites, Rust, Whitefly or psyllids, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant ) |
Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map |