Cleome Hirta - Indigenous South African Annual - 10 Seeds VertiGarden branched racemes of red flowers

branched racemes of red flowers in Summer

fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers

They occur in a variety of habitats: grassland in summer rainfall areas

A member of the Brassicaceae or Cruciferae families

Cleome Hirta - Indigenous South African Annual - 10 Seeds VertiGarden branched racemes of red flowersCleome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae. Previously it had been placed in family Capparaceae, until DNA studies found the Cleomaceae genera to be more closely related to Brassicaceae than Capparaceae. The APG II system[1] allows for Cleome and the other members of Cleomaceae to be included in Brassicaceae. The genus sensu stricto includes about 170 species of herbaceous annual or perennial plants and shrubs. The genus has a