spider flower

Garden uses

Attracts

Notes

Spider flower (Cleome houtteana) is an annual for borders and low maintenance gardens. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It grows tall, and the fragrant blooms attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. Rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Drought tolerance makes it an easy plant to care for.

Pairs well with Mexican sunflower, Snapdragon, and First Knight fountain grass.