Spider flowers is a relatively easy plant to care for. It thrives in full sun and well-draining soil and needs regular watering during dry spells. A key care point is to deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming. Also, be mindful of its potential invasiveness, as it can self-seed prolifically. Overall, spider flowers is a hardy, low-maintenance addition to most gardens.
Watering schedule: Twice per week
Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
| Care Difficulty | Easy |
| Lifespan | Annual |
| Watering Schedule | Twice per week |
| Sunlight Requirements | Full sun |
| Soil Type | Garden Soil |
| Soil pH | 6-7 |
| Hardiness Zones |
2-12
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Spider flower, with its spider-like flowers, flaunts vivid violet petals and long, protruding stamens that give it an otherworldly appearance. This sun-loving species thrives in well-drained soils, with its tall, erect stems and palmately compound leaves creating a striking silhouette. Its distinctive floral form, thriving in warm climates, makes spider flower a standout in any garden.
As a southern California native, spider flower is able to withstand extreme drought and very poor soils. That makes this beautiful flowering shrub is a popular choice for low-care rock gardens. It produces lush clusters of yellow flowers that attract butterflies and other beneficial insects. The flowers are fragrant, though some people find the fragrance very unpleasant and repulsive.
The spider flower 'Helen Campbell' is celebrated for its fragrant white flowers, even becoming a part of the Royal Horticultural Society's "Plants for Pollinators" initiative. Considered low-maintenance, the spider flower 'Helen Campbell' is pest and disease-free, making it a good addition to gardens in beds, borders, and containers.
A cultivar of the Spider flower, spider flower 'Violet Queen' is aptly named since it has bright violet flowers that rise on stems in a regal crown shape. In the wild, spider plants usually have paler white or pink flowers. Gardeners like this particular cultivar for numerous reasons, first, that it is an excellent garden plant because of its perennial nature and vigorous growth. It also thrives in most conditions and is ideal for many gardens settings.
Spider flower 'Sparkler Blush' is a unique, fast-growing variety that blooms sweetly fragrant blush pink flowers from distinctive white buds. The flowers bloom from mid-summer to frost and can tolerate light shade. It is a cultivar of Cleome hassleriana, whose varieties usually only consist of one very vibrant color and only bloom until fall. It is named for the blush color of its blooms.
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