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Cleome Colour Fountain in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Cleome hassleriana 'Colour Fountain'

 

Cleome 'Colour Fountain'

The cleome spider is tall and leggy in appearance with leaves and flowers that are intricate and showy. They may be bi-colored in pink or lilac colours with white or they may be only of a single colour. Flowers will appear in summer and may last until frost occurs. Cleomes are an elegant and ethereal, very long-lasting and statuesque annual and a must for the summer and autumn garden. 'Colour Fountain' is a mixture of gorgeous architectural plants which create a light, open appeal in summer borders with their huge blooms in shades of pink, lilac and white. Colour Fountain also makes an unusual cut flower.

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plant Features
  • Cleome Colour Fountain likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Cleome Colour Fountain likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Cleome Colour Fountain is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Cleome Colour Fountain likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Cleome 'Colour Fountain'

Latin name

Cleome hassleriana 'Colour Fountain'

type

Annual

family

Cleomaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cleome Colour Fountain likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Cleome Colour Fountain is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Cleome Colour Fountain likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Cleome Colour Fountain likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cleome Colour Fountain is 0.45meters x 1.20meters 0.45 M 1.20 M

Cleome hassleriana 'Colour Fountain'

The cleome spider is tall and leggy in appearance with leaves and flowers that are intricate and showy. They may be bi-colored in pink or lilac colours with white or they may be only of a single colour. Flowers will appear in summer and may last until frost occurs. Cleomes are an elegant and ethereal, very long-lasting and statuesque annual and a must for the summer and autumn garden. 'Colour Fountain' is a mixture of gorgeous architectural plants which create a light, open appeal in summer borders with their huge blooms in shades of pink, lilac and white. Colour Fountain also makes an unusual cut flower.


Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant out young plants straight into their growing poistion after the danger of frost has passed. They can be planted in full sun to partial shade in most soils, provided that it is well drained. A moist soil will result in less need for summer watering.

 
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