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Rocky Mountain Beeplant
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Rocky Mountain Beeplant

Cleomella serrulata
In the United States: Native · also called bee spiderflower, stinkweed, Navajo spinach, stinking clover

Tall annual producing profuse nectar in pink to purple flowers clustered in elongated racemes, attracting honeybees and other pollinators over an extended period as blooms progress upward. Provides valuable late-season forage in disturbed, well-drained sites in full sun.

Nectarhigh
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) May–September
Duration~2 months
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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