Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden
Cleome Cherry Queen
Cleome 'Cherry Queen' Seeds
(Spider Flower)
Add height, drama, and an exotic touch to your summer borders with Cleome 'Cherry Queen'. Also known as Spider Flower, this impressive half-hardy annual sends up tall, strong stems topped with large, airy clusters of intricate, cherry-pink flowers with long, elegant stamens. They bloom for months on end, providing fantastic vertical interest.
It prefers to be in full sun or partial shade and with well-drained soil. Its hardy nature makes it simple to maintain and easy to care for.
Sow: Indoors ONLY (late Winter/early Spring) with gentle heat. Needs warmth to germinate. Do NOT sow outdoors in autumn/winter. Plant out after last frost
A stunning choice for height in our Annual Flower Seeds collection! Perfect for the Cutting Garden Seeds collection too (handle thorns with care). Ideal for spring sowing – link to Seeds to Sow in February or March
| Quantity of Seeds | 200 Seeds |
| Type | Half-Hardy Annual |
| Genus | Cleome hassleriana |
| Sow Seeds |
Sow in January–April into modules with a very light covering of compost and keep moist. They need light to germinate. Cleome needs fluctuations in temperature to germinate so keep it in the house on a window sill during the day and put it in an unheated greenhouse for a few nights |
| Plant Out | Plant out when all the risk of frost has passed |
| Flowers | June-September |
| Height & Spread | 100cm high x 45cm wide |
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