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Cleome Señorita Rosalita

Cleome hassleriana Senorita Rosalita
Spider flower

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Beautiful flowers, took a while to start but still blooming on 21st November 2024.

Bernadette , 21/11/2024

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This annual is ideal for providing volume in one season and offering a long and refined flowering period. Its upright and branching stems are covered with cut and abundant foliage. From July to September, they are adorned with beautiful clusters of mauve-pink at their top. Growing rapidly, it can be placed at the back of a flower bed or in summer compositions with romantic tones. Its added bonus: this cultivar is has no thorns.
Flower size
2 cm
Height at maturity
70 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time April
Recommended planting time March to May
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Description

Cleome Señorita Rosalita, often nicknamed spider flower, is a beautiful annual with an upright and bushy habit that brings rapid volume to summer flower beds and container compositions. Its stems, covered with finely cut leaves, are topped with clusters of pink flowers with shades of purple, lilac and violet. Abundant, light and delicate, they bloom from July to September, attracting butterflies. They enjoy the sun and heat, but also having their bases kept cool.

 

Cleomes are among the best-performing annuals for creating a dense and airy background. They have branching stems that reach up to 60-80 cm (23.6-31.5 in) in height and spread over 40 cm (15.7 in) wide. They thus form a beautiful, relatively compact, erect clump. The deciduous foliage is abundant and composed of dark green palmate leaves, with 5 to 7 lanceolate leaflets ending in a long tapering point. At the top of the stems, the clusters of flowers crown the whole plant. They are numerous, measuring 6-7 cm (2.4 - 2.8 in) and succeed each other throughout the summer to attract pollinators with a light fragrance. Each flower consists of four petals and has very long stamens, clearly protruding from the corolla. This particularity gives them a delicate and blurry appearance, very charming in romantic or wild-inspired settings. Señorita Rosalita also comes in very seductive shades: pink with violet reflections, between purple and lilac.

Belonging to the Capparaceae family, Cleome is a plant native to South America. It therefore prefers the sun and heat. However, it also adapts to less mild regions, as it also appreciates cool soils.

 

Cleome Señorita Rosalita is a welcome addition to small arrangements and containers, creating a verdant and flowery background. If you have large spaces, combine it with grasses, Cosmos and Dahlias; it will form beautiful, dense and colourful clumps. Thornless and not very demanding, it will appeal to busy beginners.

Note: Please note that our young plants in mini-plugs are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant and store them in sheltered areas (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame... ) at a temperature above 14 °C (57.2 °F) for a few weeks before being installed outdoors once all risk of frost has definitively passed.

 

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time July to September
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 2 cm
Fragrance slightly scented

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 70 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Cleome

Species

hassleriana

Cultivar

Senorita Rosalita

Family

Capparaceae

Other common names

Spider flower

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference4913161

Planting and care

Cleome Señorita Rosalita should be planted as soon as the sun has warmed up the soil. Place the plants directly in pots or containers to keep them warm (in a greenhouse or under a sunny shelter). Depending on your climate, you should transplant them into the ground from April or May onwards and remove the pots as soon as the risk of frost has passed and the days are less cool.

Plant in a sunny location in well-drained, loose and fertile soil. Remove faded flowers to extend the flowering period. Water during dry weather or mulch around the plants to maintain some moisture.

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Planting period

Best planting time April
Recommended planting time March to May

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, draining and light

Care

Pruning instructions Remove faded flowers throughout the season.
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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