70 – 77 days. Queen Mixture cleome seeds grow one of summer's most unique, exciting, and eye-catching blooms found in any garden this summer. Queen Mixture seeds promise enormous 4 – 6” "spidery" cleome bulbs in a delicate mix of pink, magenta, white, and fuchsia. Queen Mixture cleome seeds are perfect for accenting along walkways, sidings, or adding color around the base of a leafy tree. Queen Mixture cleome seeds are a worldwide favorite certain to delight your home and garden all season long. 1000 seeds.
Growing Queen Mixture Cleome Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Cleome hassleriana
- Other Names: Spider Flower, Spider Plant, Pink Queen, Grandfather's Whiskers
- Seed Type: Annual
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Queen Mixture cleome seeds have a wildflower hardiness to them and are most popularly sown outdoors directly after the frost. For earliest spring blooms, begin seeds indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior and harden off to a sunny place in the garden. Queen Mixture cleome can be kept indoors with plenty of sunlight. Germination will take 14 – 21 days in full lighting.
- Days to Maturity: 70 – 77 days
- Hardiness Zone: 3 – 10
- Planting Depth: Lightly press 2 – 3 seeds into soil without covering
- Plant Spacing: 18 – 24”
- Growth Habit: 36 – 48" bushy upright with an 18 – 24” spread of huge 4 – 6” feathered, airy bulbs
- Soil Preference: Average, medium dry, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Queen Mixture cleome is a hardy full sun performer and, once established, is known to be tolerant to heat, drought, and poor and sandy soils. Do not overwater because cleome will be susceptible to powdery mildew, leaf spots, and rust in overly saturated and poorly drained gardens. Cleome has no serious pests or insects, but monitor regularly for aphids and white flies.
- Color: A delicate mix of shades of pink, magenta, white, and fuchsia
Queen Mixture cleome seeds have a wildflower hardiness to them and are most popularly sown outdoors directly after the frost. For earliest spring blooms, begin seeds indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior and harden off to a sunny place in the garden. Queen Mixture cleome can be kept indoors with plenty of sunlight. Germination will take 14 – 21 days in full lighting. Lightly press 2 – 3 Queen Mixture cleome seeds 18 – 24" apart into average, medium dry, and well-drained soil in full sun. Queen Mixture cleome is a hardy full sun performer and, once established, is known to be tolerant to heat, drought, and poor and sandy soils. Do not overwater because cleome will be susceptible to powdery mildew, leaf spots, and rust in overly saturated and poorly drained gardens. Cleome has no serious pests or insects, but monitor regularly for aphids and white flies. Queen Mixture cleome seeds mature in 70 – 77 days as 36 – 48" bushy uprights with an 18 – 24” spread of huge 4 – 6” feathered, airy bulbs.
Cleome hassleriana, or more commonly known as cleome or Spider Flower, is native to Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern stretches of Brazil, but has since been naturalized throughout most of Asia. The genus Cleome is one of the most popular varieties of ornamental flowers and has grown to home nearly 200 different species of cleome.