Transplanting Cleome Flower. Select an area to plant your cleome that receives six hours of full sun per day. 20042020 In temperate climates grow Cleome spinosa as an annual.
01072020 Transplant the seedlings to your desired location when they are two to four inches tall and all danger of frost has passed. While the top clusters showed light pink flowers the laterals sported white flowers. Their common name spider flower refers to the extraordinarily long stamens protruding from the large scented flowers both these and the long seed pods later in the season give the flowers a spidery appearance.
Older varieties of the cleome plant are useful as background plants for shorter sun-loving flowers and as stand-alone specimens when planting cleomes in masses.
For best results choose a spot with soil that drains well. How to Grow Cleome. Cleome flowers do best in full sun or partial shade positions. I have seen several different shades on one plant.