Cultivating cleome
Mar 23, 2020
3 minutes
DICK CULBERT
Cleome (Cleome gynandra) is a widespread herb that occurs in Southern Africa from Limpopo to Namibia. It is not formally cultivated in South Africa, but rather found growing naturally in disturbed soil, especially in the homestead backyard.
Cleome is an herbaceous, erect annual plant that grows to a height of between 0,5m and 1,5m, depending on the environment.
It is branched, sometimes becoming woody with age, and has a long taproot with a few
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