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🌱 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

🤝 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 (1)

⚠️ none significant — but has a distinctive musky odor some gardeners dislike

📝 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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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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