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Get it between 2024-12-11 to 2024-12-18. Additional 3 business days for provincial shipping.
Hardiness zone.2-10
Grow.Mix Cleome Serrulata seeds with moist sand and store it in the refrigerator for 30 days before direct sowing. Keep the soil evenly moist until germination, which should occur within 30-35 days.
Soil.Waste land, plains and lower mountains,often on sandy soils.
Edible.Young shoots, leaves and flowers are cooked and used as potherbs.The plants were gathered and, after removing an alkaline taste,were eaten with cornmeal porridge.
Self-seeding.Grow from seed and enjoy growing with your family.
Cleome serrulata (Rocky Mountain Bee Plant) matures to 4' in height and has pink flowers. It prefers mesic to dry mesic soil conditions and full sun. This Cleome blooms approximately July and August and is an annual plant - but it will re-seed. The pink flowers attract bees and the seeds are important food for doves and other small birds. Rocky Mountain Bee Plant is drought tolerant. Other common names include Cleome and Spider Flower.