Cleome, 'Color Fountains'

Sun Exposure: full sun Flower Color: mixed Level of Care: easy

Thomas Jefferson loved the beautiful flower trusses of tall cleome in his renowned flower gardens at Monticello. Today these vigorous summer flowers are treasured in heirloom and restoration gardens. The 4- to 5-foot plants are crowned with huge flower clusters of pale pink, crisp white and rose-violet florets. Cleome's unique blossoms with their long petals and spidery stamens are favorites of nectar-seeking hummingbirds, and make striking large arrangements when the long stems of bloom are brought indoors. Each packet contains approximately 100 seeds.