Cleome 'Inncleosr' SENORITA ROSALITA
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- klay-OH-me
- Description
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Senorita Rosalita Spider Flower is an herbaceous, tropical perennial (typically grown as an annual) with an upright compact habit maturing to a height of 4 feet. The lavender flowers bloom through the summer until the first frost and provide nectar for hummingbirds and butterflies. Senorrita Rosalita Spider Flower originated from a cross pollination of C. hybrida 'Linde Armstrong' (the female parent) and an unnamed C. hybrida seedling (male parent), in Germany in 2002. U. S. Plant Patent PP19,733 was issued on February 17, 2009.
Senorita Rosalita Spider Flower does best in full sun, for the best blooms, or partial shade in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. You should apply consistent watering during the growing season. Once established, plants will tolerate heat and drought. This variety of cleome is sterile and will not reseed in the garden. It can only be grown from transplants. It is winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-10, but is grown as an annual in Zones 3-8. It is resistant to browsing by rabbits and deer.
Unlike some varieties of cleome, Senorita Rosalita Spider Flower has no thorns, unpleasant oder, sticky foliage, or seedpods.
Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems:
This variety of cleome is noted for disease resistance. Watch for aphids, spider mites and whiteflies, mildew, and rust.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cleome
- Family:
- Cleomaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Food plant for hummingbirds and butterflies.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Irregular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Lavender pink flower bloom from early summer to the first frost. Flowers are elongated, open, terminal racemes, 4-petaled and spider-like, with protruding stamens. Blooms continuously from late spring to frost.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Stems are covered with compound palmate green leaves (each leaflet to 2 to 3 inches long).
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Four foot tall rigid stems.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Rabbits
