Cleome Germination Information
Cleome is the botanical name for Spider Flower 
How to Sow Cleome: - Outdoors, sow where plants are to grow when danger of frost is past
- Indoors, sow 4-6 weeks before planting outside, barely covering the seed
- Germination takes 7-14 days; blooms arrive 3 months from sowing
- Maintain a temperature within the medium of 55-72° F
- Germination takes 15-20 days
- When sowing seed outdoors, we recommend a maximum planting depth of 4X the width of the seed
How to Grow Cleome: Spacing: Space 2-3 feet apart in full sun in a warm, dry location
Soil: Plants prefer evenly moist soil while establishing and drier soil after that
Additional Care: Pinch plants early to encourage branching. Cleome withstands heat and drought and tolerates nearly any soil
Appearance and Use: Airy flowerheads are borne over a long season on theis easy-to-grow
annual that is ideal for background planting, border or for cut flowers. Strongly fragrant annuals,
3-6 feet tall, with 6- to 7- inch heads of orchid-like blooms of rose, pink, white, or lavender.
They bloom from summer till frost. Long, cylindrical seedpods appear in fall and collectively can
form a spidery look. The airy blooms sport long stamens that resemble the legs of a spider ––
the inspiration for Cleome’s common name. Light to mid-green foliage, held in groups of 5-7
leaflets, are palmately compound and prickly
About Cleome: Pronunciation: kle-o-me has-ler-e-a’na
Lifecycle: Annual
Origination: Caper family (Capparaidaceae); native to the Caribbean
Common Name:Spider Flower
