Mid-Autumn in N.E. Downunder - Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita' blooming

It's usually a brilliant plant here. The only problem I've had with them is that they sometimes get infested with horrid mealy bugs.

Caterpillars plague them here in the UK.

What a shame. My biggest problem tends to be our dry conditions. They really don't like being dry, and I've lost a couple as a result.

They don't! I've lost them even here because of that!