Rocky Mountain bee plant

Also known as: Cleome serrulata, stinking clover

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The Rocky Mountain bee plant, also known as stinking clover, is a species of spiderflower (Cleome serrulata) native to North America. It is an annual plant that typically grows between 20 to 60 inches tall. This plant features three-parted leaves and clusters of pink, spidery flowers with long stamens. It is found in damp prairies and mountains and is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental.12

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Rocky Mountain bee plant, or stinking clover (C. serrulata), is a summer-flowering annual of North American damp prairies and mountains. About 50 to 150 cm (20 to 60 inches) tall, it has three-parted leaves and clusters of spidery pink flowers with long stamens.
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Rocky Mountain bee plant, or stinking clover (C. serrulata), is a summer-flowering annual of North American damp prairies and mountains. About 50 to 150 cm (20 to 60 inches) tall, it has three-parted leaves and clusters of spidery pink flowers with long stamens.
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