Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Cleome spinosa (syn. Hasslerianna)
An unusual bedding plant with spidery flower petals in red, pink or white and attractive palmate leaves. This fast-growing and long-flowering annual makes a beautiful cut flower. Prefers a full sun to part shade, with well-drained soil. Deadhead flowers to prolong flowering to frost. Requires light and warmth to germinate, surface sow and press onto soil surface to ensure good contact. Keep moist and warm (20˚C+). Germinates in 14-18 days (will not germinate if too cold, seed will rot). 150 seeds.
Frost Resilience
Tender
Lifespan
Annual
Sowing Instructions
Sow in cellular trays or individual pots as doesn’t like root disturbance when transplanted. Requires light and warmth to germinate, surface sow and press onto soil surface to ensure good contact. Keep moist and warm (20˚C+). Germinates in 14-18 days (will not germinate if too cold, seed will rot).
Height
1.5 m
Spacing/Spread
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Oct 1st to Dec 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st