violet queen spider plant Cleome, 'Violet Queen'

violet queen spider plant Cleome, 'Violet Queen'(C. hasslerana) Yet another flower that will beckon both bees and hummingbirds to your garden but watch out for the thorny stems! Also known as Spider flower, a name most likely given due to the long stamens (4 6!) that protrude from each whorl of purple flowers resembling spider legs. Grows 4 6 high producing one huge main flower spike with many flower covered side branches. Very pungent and musky smell and very statuesque! 70 80 days. UO Packet: 75

(C. hasslerana) Yet another flower that will beckon both bees and hummingbirds to your garden but watch out for the thorny stems! Also known as Spider flower, a name most likely given due to the long stamens (4-6”!) that protrude from each whorl of purple flowers resembling spider legs. Grows 4-6’ high producing one huge main flower spike with many flower-covered side branches. Very pungent and musky smell and very statuesque!
70-80 days. UO

Packet: 75 seeds

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Growing Info

SOWING:

Sow indoors 4-6 weeks before your last frost.

Transplant out after last frost.

Direct sow in late spring to or early summer.

Note: Deer resistant!

PLANTING DEPTH:

1/4"

SPACING:

18-24" in rows 2-2.5' apart.

EMERGENCE:

10-14 days @ soil temp 75F

LIGHT:

Full sun

FERTILITY:

Average-medium. Tolerant to most soil types but prefers well-drained and evenly moist soil. Will tolerate drought after established.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

While not absolutely necessary, you may provide support to keep them upright and tidy.

Deer resistant and loved by pollinators.

Long blooming.

Ouch! Thorny stems! Not recommended as a cut flower.