How To Care For Cleome Flowers. Cleome will be happy to do its thing without too much attention from you but it does require a bare minimum of fertilization. Unlike some annuals spider flowers are light feeders and giving them too much nitrogen results in leggy plants.
20042020 Cleome species are easy to grow in any type of soil if it is given a sunny location. It is necessary to remove the thorns and put the vase with flowers in a cool place for the night then the bouquet will stand for about 10-12 days. Select an area to plant your cleome that receives six hours of full sun per day.
Cultivate the bed where the spider-flower grows as deeply as possible break up the clumps and rake smooth.
Add a 3-inch layer of organic mulch to their planting bed and youll decrease your watering chores even further. If its peculiar smell seems unpleasant to someone the bouquets can be placed on open verandas and loggias. 13032021 Special Care for Cleome Plants They do not require any special care if grown in an optimum condition. Both the leaves and shoots have culinary uses in Africa they are usually boiled and used in stews while in.