Cleome serrulata - Rocky Mountain beeplant

Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleome serrulata) is an annual of cold semi-arid North American plains and disturbed ground, historically processed into dried cakes as a staple food and valued as a major bee forage plant.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Herb
• Annual

Functions

• Attracting bees¹

Footnotes

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