Cleome hassleriana Rose Queen is one of the most dramatic and architecturally striking annuals available from seed — an heirloom spider flower producing enormous fragrant flower heads of 12 to 15 cm across in deep pastel rose-pink on tall, sturdy, self-branching stems reaching 90 to 120 cm. The name spider flower comes from the extraordinarily long stamens that protrude from each individual floret, giving the flower head its distinctive airy, spidery appearance. Blooms continuously from winter to early summer, self-seeds freely for returning displays, and is reliably heat and drought tolerant — making Rose Queen an outstanding back-of-border specimen and cut flower for Kuwait’s warm growing season.