Cleome Cherry Queen
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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 |
RHS Plants for Pollinators.
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