SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cleome hasslerana

COMMON NAME: Spider flower, cleome

FAMILY: Capparaceae

TYPE: annual, readily reseeds

LEAVES: palmately compound, 5 - 7 long acuminate leaflets, usually with a pair of short spines at base

FLOWER: numerous, spider-like effect from protruding stamens; white, pink, or lavender

SEASON OF BLOOM: continual flowering through summer

GROWTH HABIT: 3' to 4', erect

SOIL: moist

SUN: full sun to part shade, heat and drought tolerant

UTILIZATION: cut flowers, use in background to hide the lower, unattractive portion of the plant

DISEASES: none reported

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: none reported

PROPAGATION: seed

MAINTENANCE: low; would benefit from deadheading once flowers develop fully

NOTES: Cherry Queen is a good performer