Cleome Hassleriana 'Rose Queen'

‘Rose Queen’ is a tall, elegant spider flower with broad terminal clusters of rose-pink and white blooms held above sticky, palmate green leaves. Long, fine stamens sweep outwards from each flower, creating the airy spider-like outline that gives the genus its common name, while narrow seed pods develop between new buds. The upright stems add tropical drama to cottage borders and provide unusual material for cutting without forming a dense visual block. Flowering from midsummer until frost, it is at its best in warmth, full sun and free-draining soil.