Cleome Seeds
Cleome hassleriana is a tall annual with flowers in a range of cool colors, including shades of pink, purple, rose and white. Also known as Cleome spinosa.
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 'Cherry Queen' (Cleome hassleriana, Spider Flower)
180 seeds $3.25
Cleome 'Cherry Queen' has cherry-pink flowers that fade to lighter pink, creating a nice two-tone effect. This is the boldest pink cleome, which Sarah Raven recommends in her book, The Bold and Brilliant Garden . Cleome attracts hummingbirds, who like to perch on the horizontal seed pods at the tops of the tall stems. Deer resistant . Height 4'.
Cleome 'Helen Campbell' (Cleome hassleriana, Spider Flower)
180 seeds $3.25 out of stock
Cleome 'Helen Campbell' has elegant, pure white flowers. It makes a wonderful addition to the late summer garden. It adds height to beds and borders, and it goes beautifully with nearly everything in the garden - perennials, annuals and shrubs. Cleome self sows in most climates. This selection is also known as Cleome 'White Queen'. Height 4'.
Cleome 'Violet Queen' (Cleome hassleriana, Spider Flower)
180 seeds $3.25 out of stock
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 looks especially stunning with lavatera , nicotiana and zinnia . Cleome makes a good cut flower , as long as you carefully avoid the thorns along the stems. Height 4'.