Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Plant Height: | 36 - 96 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 36 inches |
Fruit: | Dehiscent |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Mauve |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds Suitable for wintersowing Other info: Requires oscillating temperatures. |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
Victory Seed Company sells seeds of Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleomella serrulata).
MrsBinWY | On April 28, 2019 | Seeds germinated 1 |
MrsBinWY | On January 26, 2019 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds from Joyce 2017 (roadside, above culvert by "T") in milk jug |
MrsBinWY | On November 25, 2017 | Seeds sown Experiment: Eight (8) 2.25" pots in garden hoop, seeds from Joyce 2017 (roadside, above culvert by "T") |
MrsBinWY | On February 3, 2017 | Seeds sown Soak 48 hours (hot water + H2O2), 8 weeks in fridge, 16 seeds from Beauty Beyond Belief; 4-2-16 put seeds in milk jugs & put on back patio; no germination as of 12-2-17 (might dump potting mix in flower bed and mark it) |
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