Scientific Name:
Cleome hassleriana
Pronunciation:
klee-OH-mee hass-ler-ee-AH-na
Common Name:
spider flower
Family Name:
Cleomaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (true)
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.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Bedding plant, Container planting, Fall interest, Filler, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Acute, Cuneate
Margins:
Ciliate, Entire
Additional Info:
5 to 7 leaflets
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
1
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Purple, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Dark-red, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Mites, Rust, Whitefly or psyllids (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
