Cleome spinosa seed
LATIN NAME: Cleome spinosa
COMMON NAME: Spider Flower
The spider flower carries its tall, open, airy clusters of the small, pink, white or purple flowers, the long stamens reaching out, and the whole plant stands in the upright, branching clumps. The upright, fast-growing, annual or short-lived perennial plant carries the palm-shaped, lobed leaves and the tall, open, airy racemes of the many small, pink, white or purple, four-petalled flowers with the long, prominent stamens through the warm season, one of the fine, bright sights of the warm border, drawing the bees and the butterflies, to be followed by the slender, elongated seed pods. The plant is a fine, historic presence of the warm border, and it is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The spider flower is a historic subject of the plant science, and the long stamens keep showing up in the work on the showy annuals. The way the tall, open, airy racemes of the many small, four-petalled flowers form with the long, prominent stamens has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the showy annuals, the palm-shaped leaves and the members of the caper family. The lobed leaves and the fast habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the spider flower is a regular subject of the work on the long stamens of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The spider flower is a fine, bright plant of the warm border and the study collection. The tall, open, airy racemes of the many small, pink, white or purple, four-petalled flowers with the long, prominent stamens rise through the warm season, one of the fine, bright sights of the warm border, drawing the bees and the butterflies, and the palm-shaped, lobed leaves carry the fine, bold look of the old borders, to be followed by the slender, elongated seed pods. It is one of the fine choices for the warm border, the cutting bed and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the long stamens and the airy ways. It is a fine, bright plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.
Give the young plants the deep, rich, moist bed, and the airy clusters will rise through the warm months.
To grow the spider flower from seed, sow the small, black seeds over the surface of the tray of fine, sandy soil, without covering them, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings appear within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground, the airy clusters will rise through the warm months.
This new plant variety has many uses including borders, patios or even as an annual hedge. This variety has wonderful purple flowers.
Sow March to May germination may take up to 3 weeks. They germinate best in fluctuating temperatures. Pot up when they are large enough to handle. Harden off before planting out.
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