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BOTANICAL: Cleome hasslerana

PRONOUNCED: klee-OH-me hass-ler-AY-nuh

COMMON: Spider flower

LIGHT: Full sun

HEIGHT: 3 ft. - 4 ft. x 2 ft. - 3 ft.

COLORS: White, pink, lavender or bicolored.

COMMENTS: When other late summer plants look wilted under the torrid sun, cleome stand out robust and strong. Needs room to spread. Blooms late summer to frost. Withstands drought but does even better when kept moist. Reseeds invasively, but not always true to color. Look for unwanted seedlings in early July as this plant makes an appearance in the heat of summer.

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