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Cleome

Cleome

9.9
A group of plants from warm places with tall, showy flowers often grown in gardens
  • noun
  • /ˈkliːoʊmi/
  • Specialized
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  • The landscape was brightened by clusters of cleome that added a splash of color to the flower beds.
  • white Cleome

Examples

  • It comes in different colors: purples, blue hues, reds, light lime greens, and different sizes... it is a lot like cleome (which Proven Winners had at GWA in Tucson, a very nice new cleome that was compact with smaller size flowers).

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  • In the garden, the tall cleome plants attract many butterflies with their vibrant flowers.

  • During the summer, the cleome blooms create a stunning display with their unique spider-like petals.

Compounds

Cleome hassleriana
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall garden plant with long stems and spider-like flowers

Cleome pinnata
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with blue-green leaves and tall yellow flower spikes that lives many years and grows in dry places

Cleome serrulata
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from western North America with three-part leaves and pink or white spider-shaped flowers

How Showy

peony
3 3.7
Cleome
  • Specialized
9.9
wildflower
33 2.2
herb
70 1.0
grass
521 1.0

Surface Forms

Cleome singular
Cleomes plural

Etymology

Cleome may come from the Greek word kleos meaning 'glory' or 'fame', a fitting picture for a plant with bright, showy flowers. So, think of Cleome as the 'glorious' garden plant to remember its tall, dramatic blooms.