Growing Queen Mixture Cleome Garden Seeds

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 inches 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 inch bushy uprights with an 18-24 inch spread of huge 4-6 inch 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.