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Cleome hirta |
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| | Long seedpods – they will burst open after they turn brown |
| Common name |
sticky purple cleome |
| Family |
cleomaceae |
| Life cycle |
annual |
| Flowers |
pink |
| Size |
18-24" |
| Light |
sun |
Pink flowers with striking yellow markings on this annual. It's a completely different look from the more commonly grown C. houtteana, with its large divided (some say hemp-like) leaves and splayed-open large-petaled pure-pink flowers. I suspect it would look rather nice in a dense planting, something we didn't achieve in our first attempt, where only a few seedlings survived. So I was hoping for plenty of volunteers in the vicinity in springtime. Alas, the offspring was limited to two plants, which started blooming nicely enough in early August, but no dazzle display. As the season progressed into October, though, these two plants grew larger than the ones from the previous year, making much more of a statement in the border, as shown in the photo below. More seeds to drop, too, so I'm once again curious about next year's stand.
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| | Reaching a more impressive stature by early October. |
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| | Late May: a nice forest of seedlings where last year's plants grew |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: left fence border About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Cleome hirta
- Seed from '13 trade. Baggy 70F (18d) -35F (19d) - 70F (6%G, 4-18d)
- Seed from NARGS '19/'20 exchange. Direct to pot outdoors mid-March. Good germination by two weeks later
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (13%G, 11-21d). No seedling development
Direct-seeding to pot seems like the way to go.
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