🌸 Cleome (Spider Flower)

Cleome hassleriana

flowers annual

☀️ Sun

full sun

💧 Water

low to moderate

🗺️ Zones

[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

🧪 Soil pH

6.0-7.5

🪴 Soil Type

well-drained, tolerates poor soil

📏 Spacing

12-18 inches

📐 Height

3-6 feet

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Tomato

Beneficial wasps attracted by cleome control hornworms; tall airy growth provides light shade in hot climates

🤝 corn

Tall stature works between corn rows; beneficial insects protect corn from earworms

🤝 squash

Attracts pollinators and predators; sticky stems trap some squash pests

⚠️ Keep Apart (0)

No known enemies listed.

📝 Growing Notes

Unique spidery blooms in pink, white, purple. Heat and drought champion. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and beneficial wasps. Produces sticky residue that traps small pests. Mildly thorny stems deter some pests.

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