bladderpod spiderflower
Cleomella arborea
USDA zones8 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size2 to 6 feet tall2 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bladderpod spiderflower (Cleomella arborea) is a shrub for hedges and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy or loamy soil. Yellow flowers have an odd scent and give way to pods that look like paper lanterns. Deer rarely make it their first choice. The evergreen leaves are lacy, gray-green, and palmately compound.
Pairs well with Shenandoah switchgrass, Millenium ornamental onion, and Elfin mother of thyme.
Native range
CA.