Color Fountains Hummingbird Cleome Flower Seeds

Cleome -Color Fountains (Heirloom) - Cleome spinosa Annual Tall striking plants crowned with flower clusters of pale pink, white and rose-violet. Unique blossoms with spidery stamens are favorites of hummingbirds. Soil & Water: Prefers well worked, fertile beds in full sun. Keep soil evenly moist while waiting for germination. Planting & Growing: Start indoors or outside if conditions allow. Sow2-3 inches apart, in rows 12" apart and cover 1/8" deep, firming well. Provide moisture and a strong light source - germination can take 12-28 days.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Cleome spinosa
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Cleome -Color Fountains (Heirloom) - Cleome spinosa
• Recorded feature: Does Not Require Support
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1/8"
• Germination: 12-28 Days
• Height At Maturity: 4-5 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 12-14"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Color Fountains Hummingbird Cleome Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place Color Fountains Hummingbird Cleome Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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