Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Plant Height: | 1 to 3 feet |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Slender, 1 to 2 inch long upward projecting capsule containing numerous reddish-brown seeds. |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White Other: Cream to white petals with reddish-purple stamens extending beyond the petals. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
MrsBinWY | On April 28, 2019 | Seeds germinated 9 (seeds from janinilulu) |
MrsBinWY | On December 23, 2018 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds from janinilulu |
MrsBinWY | On January 20, 2018 | Seeds sown (Cleome marshallii) WS, 21 seeds (all) from Arcadiaseeker |