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101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators
101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators

101+Rocky Mountain BEE PLANT Seeds Native Wildflower Flower Garden Pollinators

$ 1.88

  • Brand: Little Seed Store
  • Climate: Temperate, Arid, Highland, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Semiarid, Subarctic
  • Color: Purple / Pink
  • Common Name: Bee Plant
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
  • Features: Cold Resistant, Draught Resistant, Fast Growing, Flowering, Open-Pollinating, Potted
  • Genus: Cleome
  • Growth Habit: Clumping Upright flowering
  • Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Plant Habit: Clump-forming Upright flowering
  • Planting Time: 7 Weeks
  • Season of Interest: Spring / Summer / Fall, Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Seller Notes: “Cleome serrulata. U.S. Grown seed. Germination 94%.”
  • Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Peat, Sand
  • Soil pH: Neutral
  • Species: Cleome serrulata
  • Sunlight: Full Sun
  • Type: Flower Seeds
  • USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 11 (40 to 50 °F)
  • Watering: Medium

Description

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEE PLANT appears in the records of the Lewis & Clark expedition back in 1804. It was officially classified Cleome serrulata in 1817. The plant was used extensively as a dye, also for medicines and food. The Bee Plant grows fast and starts blooming in May, the blooms continue until the first frost. The bloom spikes are covered with small purple/pink flowers and will grow to over 4' tall. The flowers give off a scent bees and butterflies can't resist, also hummingbirds. The Bee Plant goes strong until the first frost and then dies. If you leave a few blooms to die on the plant, it will reseed itself. The Bee Plant evolved in the Rocky Mountains, so the seeds need to be stratified before a early spring planting. 100+ Quality heirloom seeds. Some American Native Wildflower seeds need to go through a cold winter to germinate. This plant is one of them. They do this so the seed won’t sprout in fall, only to have the seedling not make it through a cold winter. I have stratified these seeds to simulate a cold winter(stratification) This raises the germination rate considerably. Thanks for looking!! Cleome serrulata. Annual. Full sun. Spring, soil temp 65F+. SOW 1/16" deep, 6"apart. Keep moist. Germination 7-14 days. Thin to 18". Height 48" x 18" Wide. Medium water. Light fertilizer if needed. Flowers are lavender. Blooms from early summer through late summer.