Cleome Hassleriana
About Cleome Hassleriana
Cleome Hassleriana is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Cleome Hassleriana likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Cleome Hassleriana belongs to the Cleome genus, and is native to Brazil to Northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
Cleome houtteana
Cleome
Cleomaceae
Brassicales
Also known as
Cleome hassleriana, Tarenaya hassleriana, spider flower, spider plant, pink queen, grandfather's whiskers and Tarenaya hassleriana
How to care for Cleome Hassleriana
How often to water your Cleome Hassleriana
Cleome Hassleriana needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Cleome Hassleriana in your home
Cleome Hassleriana love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Cleome Hassleriana does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Cleome Hassleriana in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Cleome Hassleriana
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Cleome Hassleriana after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Are there any Cleome experts that grow from seed and live in or close to Va in here? Just looking for some tips 🙂 this is my 3rd year trying to grow them and I never have much luck besides maybe 3-5 plants growing a flower about 2-3 months after planting 😩 none have gotten the big thick stems I’ve seen on other Cleome. Seeds I bought say “Mixed Cleome - 3-5 Feet Tall - Spider Plant” but they grow so slow! lol it turns to fall before they get get fully mature
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Is this related to cannabis. #CleomeHassleriana
Care Summary for Cleome Hassleriana
Cleome Hassleriana
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.