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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Cleome lutea is a ANNUAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Peritoma aurea. P. luteum.
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Seed Shoots
Edible Uses:
Young shoots - cooked[85]. Seed - ground into a meal and used as a flour[85].
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Medicinal Uses
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Stings
The plant has been used to treat ant bites[257].
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Other Uses
Dye
Yields a black dye[85]. No further details are given, but it is probably obtained by boiling down the whole plant[K].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Prefers a light fertile soil in a warm dry sunny position with plenty of room to spread[1, 200]. A frost tender plant, it can be grown as a summer annual in Britain[200].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - surface sow or only lightly cover the seed in spring in a greenhouse[164]. The seed usually germinates in 5 - 14 days at 25°c[164]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring. Day time temperatures below 20°c depress germination but a night time fall to 20° is necessary[164].
Other Names
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Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Nebraska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana (s.c.), Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico (west), California (east), Nevada, Utah), Mexico (Baja California (Norte))
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
Expert comment
Author
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Botanical References
60200
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