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 ...

Marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, petunias, impatiens and sunflowers are among the most popular flowers found in most gardens. If you would like to take your garden to the next level, consider adding cleome ...

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 ...

I’m happy to recommend cleome, the spider plant. Each year, if offers us very different flowers. They self seed, presenting more next season without fail. There’s only one problem. A cleome leaf looks ...

Photosynthetic pathway innovations have had a large impact on patterns of diversification of angiosperm lineages and the biogeographic distribution of ecological assemblages. C₄ photosynthesis has ...