"Rocky Mountain Bee Plant" is a really beautiful wildflower that is one that was "discovered" by Lewis and Clark in 1806 on their expedition into the American west. Today, more and more gardeners are discovering it too. It's really a desert plant, so has great drought resistance, and you'll love the large bushy plant it makes--almost like a shrub, covered with its stunning big purplish/pink flowerheads. A great native plant for the meadow or the back of the perennial border.
Read our Member's Meadow story about how Martha Brodkey in Nevada discovered "RMBP" along a desert highway, then found the seeds and now grows them to perfection at her high desert home near Lake Tahoe.
No. of seeds per lb: 400,068
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Botanical Name: Cleome serrulata
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Common Name: Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
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Type: Annual. Lives just one year. Grows quickly, blooms heavily, dies with first frost. Can regrow following spring if seed falls on bare ground.
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Color: Light to purplish pink
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Bloom Time: Mid to late season
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Flower: Large fluffy flowerheads of small complex flowers
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Sun/Shade: Needs full sun.
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Soil Preferences: Adaptable
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Moisture Requirements: Average to arid
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Where To Grow It: All regions of North America.
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Indigenous To: Eastern WA state east over the Rockies and into the Great Plains.
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