Cleome serrulata Rocky Mountain beeplant (Capparidaceae)

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Cleome serrulata
Rocky Mountain beeplant
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The Cleome serrulata plant species is found in Western N. America - Washington to Saskatchewan and south to California.. It is a member of the Capparidaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Rocky Mountain beeplant. Some home gardeners know the variety as Cleome integrifolia. Peritoma integrifolia.

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Latin Name:  Cleome serrulata
Common Name:  Rocky Mountain beeplant
Family:  Capparidaceae
Author:  Pursh.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Waste land, plains and lower mountains[60], often on sandy soils[85].

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a light fertile soil in a warm dry sunny position with plenty of room to spread[200]. A frost tender plant, it can be grown as a summer annual in Britain[200]. A very good bee plant, it is often planted by apiarists in America[207]. This plant was probably cultivated by the N. American Indians[85]. The Indians would allow the plant to produce seed when it was growing wild in the cornfields in order to ensure a supply the following year[216].

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