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Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita'

Family - Cleomaceae
Category - Annual
Origin - Bred in Germany
Year of Introduction - 2009
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H2
Height - 60cm or more
Width - 40cm

Description: An annual with an upright habit. Bright green palmate leaves have ovate to lanceolate leaflets. Unusually-shaped flowers with four petals are a shade of lavender-pink. Each Bloom has very long, prominent stamens. The flowers are held in Racemes atop vertical stems and are produced over a long period in summer through autumn. This cultivar is thornless, unlike many other Cleomes. Attractive to pollinating insects.

The correct botanical name is Cleome 'Inncleosr'. 'Senorita Rosalita' is a trademark name.

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Flower:

Four-petalled, lavender-pink flowers have very long, prominent stamens. The flowers are held in racemes atop upright stems and are produced from June through September, possibly longer depending on the weather and onset of frost. Flowers do not produce seed (sterile) so should not require deadheading.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: 4-petalled flowers held in racemes

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Bright green, palmate leaves have five to seven ovate to lanceolate leaflets. This cultivar does not have a thorn at the base of each leaf stalk, unlike many other garden Cleomes. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Palmate with ovate to lanceolate leaflets

Propagation:

Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation is prohibited.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun or partial shade in light, well-drained soil.