yellow beeplant
Cleome foliosa
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Yellow beeplant (Cleome foliosa) is an annual for low maintenance gardens. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It blooms yellow in spring and again in summer. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers, and the plant tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Zinderella Peach zinnia, Kentucky bluegrass, and Little Hottie panicle hydrangea.
Native range
AZ, CA, CO, ID, and 8 more places. See all 12
AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY.