Violet queen cleome

Common Name :Spider Flower, Violet queen cleome Botanical name :Cleome hassleriana Family : Cleomaceae

Kingdom – Plantae

Order - Brassicales

Genus - Cleome

Species - hassleriana

Synonym - Tarenaya hassleriana, Cleome sesquiorygalis

Type/Life cycle - Annual

Height - Up to 4 feet

Flowers - Violet, Purple spider like flowers, clustered

Flowering - Repeatedly

Flowering season - Spring, Fall, summer

Attracts - Bees, butterflies

Origin/Native - South America

Propagation - Seeds

Cleome spinosa violet queen-Immature flower inflorescence

Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Govt. Botanical Garden, Ooty flower show, Tamil Nadu, India