Dygioji kleomė – Cleome spinosa

Dygioji kleomė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDygioji kleomė
Latin plant nameCleome spinosa Jacq.
English plant nameSpiderflower
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
  • violet
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period4 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupnon-typical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. 4000 seeds per 1 gram. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years. Seeds germinate within 14 days. Long vegetation plant. Seeds are sown indoors between March and April. Seedlings are transplanted to final growing place after the last frosts.