Cleome speciosa

Read about Cleome speciosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Gynandropsis speciosa, DC. (Cleome speciosa, HBK.). Stiff annual, or perhaps a perennial, usually about 2 ft. and rather velvety toward the top: lfts. 5-7, subserrulate, oblong, acuminate: fls. violet, showy. Mex. Wilhelm Miller. N. Taylor. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.