Cleome Flower Leaves. Cleome sometimes called spider flower spider plant or grandfather s whiskers will typically reach a height of up to five feet though dwarf cultivars exist. These four petaled flowers with long spider leg like stamens are fragrant.
The erect plant grows about 4 to 5 feet. Cleome is a genus of about 170 species in the caper family capparaceae. Pinch the sprouts when planting to increase branching out.
The cleome spider flower sometimes called spider leg or spider flower is named for its tall leggy appearance and the shape of its leaves.
Spinosa is a common annual flower from south america paraguay uruguay argentina and southern brazil that also goes by other common names including spider legs and grandfather s whiskers. Thin cleome flower plants to stand 8 inches apart when plants are 1 to 2 inches high. Cleome flower is a photograph by marcio faustino which was uploaded on march 9th 2020. Thin again to 2 feet apart when plants are established.
