| Description | Spirit Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana) A hybrid Cleome that stays shorter with larger flowers. Very easy to grow. |
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| Pronunciation | (klee-OH-me)(hass-ler-AN-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-11 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, grows very fast in moist well drained sites |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | tolerates heat and cool tempeature |
| Flowers | single flowers, borne on a indeterminate raceme , bloom in succession from the bottom to top of the flower stalk, has 3-4" long protruding stamens creating the spider-like effect, four narrow petals, seeds, colors: pink, violet, Apple Blossom, White Frost |
| Fruit | narrow pointed seedpod on narrow stems |
| Leaves | palmately compound clammy (sticky)leaves, spines at base of leaves |
| Stems | produces a thick woody-like stalk |
| Dimensions | 24-36 inches tall, space 24-30 inches on center |
| Maintenance | need a saw or lopping shears to cut the thick stalk in the fall |
| Propagation | seeds, or dig out volunteer seedlings that pop up in the garden, if the plant is a hybrid seedling may revert back to species colors |
| Native Site | Native to southeastern Brazil and Argentina. |
| Misc Facts | Named after a Swiss plant collector Emile Hassler (1861-1937.) |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd), #145-Plant Lives (Sue Eland) web site |
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