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An unusual and eye-catching flower in any garden, cleome, aka spider flower, offers a graceful appeal rare. Learn all about it now on Gardener’s Path.

Cleome is a genus of plants that includes 170 species native to South America. Cleome hassleriana, often called a spider flower,is a tender perennial that can be grown as such in zones 10 and 11 but is commonly grown as an annual in flowerbeds across the U.S.

Cleome flowers (Cleome hassleriana) will challenge everything you know about annuals.

Cleome is very easy to grow once established, and may work best from direct-sown seeds. Any ordinary garden soil will work, including dry areas once plants are established. Cleome self-sows with gusto, so if you want to avoid this, remove flower heads before seeds ripen. This annual native of South America is quite drought tolerant so it's good for xeriscaping. Continue reading below for more tips on how to grow Cleome from seed.

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Cleome in Connie's garden

Cleome (spider flower) from our yard

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