Cleome Seeds
Cleome hassleriana is a tall annual plant with flowers in a range of cool colors including shades of pink, purple, rose and white. Easy to grow from seed.
Sowing Cleome Seeds
Start cleome seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date. Or sow outdoors in late spring. Barely cover the seeds with soil. Full sun. Spacing 12".
Cleome hassleriana Mix (Spider Flower)
500 seeds $3.25
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Cleome hassleriana mix includes shades of violet, white and rose-pink. The tall flowers bloom in late summer, adding height and grace to the garden.
Cleome is a popular heirloom flower. Originally from the West Indies, it has been grown in English gardens since 1817.
height 4'
Cleome 'Helen Campbell' (Cleome hassleriana, Spider Flower
225 seeds $3.25
Cleome 'Helen Campbell' has elegant, pure white flowers. It makes a wonderful addition to the late summer garden. Deer resistant .
Helen Campbell cleome adds height to beds and borders. It goes with practically everything in the garden - perennials, annuals and shrubs. It self sows nicely in most climates. Also known as Cleome 'White Queen'.
height 4'
Cleome 'Violet Queen' (Cleome hassleriana, Spider Flower)
180 seeds $3.25
Cleome 'Violet Queen' has rich violet-purple flowers on tall stems. The vivid flowers attract hummingbirds . It is wonderful in the cottage garden .
Violet Queen cleome goes well with many other flowers. It's especially nice with lavatera , nicotiana and zinnia . Cleome makes a good cut flower , as long as you carefully avoid the thorns along the stems.
height 4'