An easily grown annual native to South America, cleome (Cleome hassleriana, synonym C. pungens, C. spinosa) is a favorite in Southern gardens. The delicate pink, rose, purple, white or bicolor ...

The flowers and flower heads are also smaller. This might seem to be a negative, but they are produced in such large numbers that the effect is still very nice, although quite different from ...

Over the years, I have gained respect for the spider flower (Cleome hassleriana). It is a drought tolerant annual that deserves wider recognition. It’s often left out of the spring flower garden for ...

With its spider-like flowers and long, arching stamens, the Cleome is aptly named the Spider Flower. The exceedingly long seed pods that develop below the flowers as the blooms progress upward on the ...

* What it is: An annual flower that's a big improvement on older spider flowers. Senorita Rosalita blooms throughout the upright stems (not just the tip), doesn't have thorns, and is sterile so ...

Spider plants don't just up and die when they're underwatered. They communicate their thirst to indoor gardeners through their foliage and overall shape.

Whether time got away from you this spring and you didn't have a chance to start your flower garden, or if you have bare spaces in your plantings you want to fill, June is still a great time to get ...

The time a spider plant mom remains tethered to her spiderette can be influenced by the daughter plant's environment.