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Spider Flower -- Cleome hasslerana
Growth Type: Annual
Hardiness Zones: 1 - 10
Location at Monticello: West Lawn
Planting Conditions: Full Sun
Spider Flower
Cleome hasslerana

The annual Spider Flower has been traditionally associated with the restored flower gardens at Monticello. Its showy pink flowers, large multi-lobed leaves, and strong habit growth (to five or six feet) make it a handsome addition to the Monticello Roundabout flower walk.

Check Monticello's on-line shops for seeds or plants of Spider Flower.