FREE: 20 rare organic purple Spiderflower seeds - Cleome hassleriana (40 with GiN)

The listing, 20 rare organic purple Spiderflower seeds - Cleome hassleriana (40 with GiN) has ended.

These plants flowers are most commonly white or pink, but purple is a bit more rare.
You'll get at least 20 purple Cleome “spiderflower” seeds!
GIN and You'll get 40+ seeds!
Harvested in August 2019 from an unofficially organic, but 9 year non-chemical farm garden.

It's amazing that these tall, dramatic flowers are only an annual. Once planted and temperatures warm up, it zooms up to 4-5 feet and produces large whorls of flowers with fascinating, long seedpods. As a cut flower, it's very pretty, but falls apart easily after a few days. It typically self-seeds prolifically, so you'll only have to plant it once.
Also, it sometimes develops thorns, so it's best to keep Spiderflower away from walkways.

Plant established seedlings in spring after all danger of frost has passed. Cleome does best in moderately rich, well-drained soil. *Be careful about fertilizing and excess shade or you'll have very tall floppy plants. Group in clusters of 6 or more for best effect.

Light: Full Sun, tiny bit of shade
Type: Annual, (perennial in zones 10-11)
Height: 3-6 feet tall
Distance between established seedlings : 18 inches
Width:1-2 feet wide
Uses: Lg. Containers, Beds & back Borders

***** Features: Self Seeding, Drought tolerant once established, Nice Cut Flowers, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow, Long Flowering, Thrives in average garden soil, and shrugs off insect pests and diseases! *****

The seeds need light to germinate, so you can just sprinkle them in the garden after the danger of frost is past, and look for seedlings after 10 days. Alternatively, sow them in the autumn, and they’ll germinate when conditions are just right in your area.

Tip: Add a 3-inch layer of mulch to their planting bed to decrease your watering chores.

*Long flowering season lasts from late spring to early fall!


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