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Spider Flower
About This Plant...
Genus and species:
Cleome hasslerana
Plant type:
warm-season annual
Height:
3-6 feet
Location and soil:
sun; rich, well-drained soil
Uses:
background
Bloom time:
summer-early fall
Color range:
lavender, pink, white
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
4-6 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
-
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
14 days
Germination temp.:
70 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:
surface sow
Needs light or dark to germinate:
light
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
18-24 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:
keep seeds in refrigerator (40 degrees F.) for a week prior to planting; plants are drought-tolerant
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