Cleome (Cleome Hassle Riana MIX (VIOLET,WHITE,PINK) - This annual will get your neighbors' attention! Start Cleome seeds to grow this incredibly heat tolerant, showy, flowering plant that has a wonderfully long bloom season. Cleome Hassleriana has another botanical name of Cleome Spinoza. Commonly, Cleome is known as Spider Flower or Grandpa's Whiskers plant. Cleome flower seeds produce big, airy blooms from early summer until frost on compact, bushy plants. Loads of flowers adorn this Cleome plant. The Cleome Hassle Riana plant attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and other beneficial insects.
Spider Flower offers big, 4 - 6 inch spidery blooms of mix color flowers. They Cleome flowers hold well on the plant and are wonderfully long-lasting as cut flowers in the vase. The dark green foliage is narrow and stylish, too, making an attractive back drop for the big, fluffy blooms.
Sowing instruction.
Season: Annual
Height: 80-100cm (36 - 42 inches)
Bloom Season: Summer and fall
Bloom Color: White, Pink and Violet
Environment: Full sun
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, pH 6.6 - 7.5
Planting Directions
Temperature: 20C (68F)
Average Germ Time: 10 - 21 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Do not cover
Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 45cm (18 inches)
Water: Medium
Sow seeds in March on the surface of lightly firmed, moist seed compost in pots or trays. Cover with a fine sprinkling of vermiculite, transplant individual seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots or trays. Gradually acclimatise young plants to outdoor conditions for a few weeks before planting out after all risk of frost, 23-30cm (9-12in) apart.