Common
name: 'Linde Armstrong' or "Spider Flower"
Latin name: Cleome hassleriana 'Linde Armstrong'
Class:
Annual
Growth habit: Clump forming
Max height: 12" - 18"
Spread: 6" - 12" Flowers: Spring - Summer
Available cultivars: 1 Origin:
Hybrid
Introduced 2001 - 2002
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured: Cleome
'Linde Armstrong'
Cultivation:
Clemone 'Linde Armstrong' is a newer introduction that is much more
compact than the older varieties of Clemone were. Its also a thorn-less
variety.
Plant Spider Flowers in full
sun in any well drained soil either in beds or mixed containers.
Cleome is a good choice for hot sunny
locations as the plant is quite heat and drought tolerant.
Requires no pruning. Cleome flowers are excellent for cutting and
attracting humming birds.
Potential pests ~ diseases: Aphids or spider mites.
