Matter's Knot: Most of the cleome came up volunteer, the Queen did grow a few in potting soil early then transplanted into beds, but yeah, the pink fans remind me of burlesquese dancers, and the spiked stalk cautions beware.We don't have chipmunks, but we do have squirrels, and they have terrible habits; I've seen them dehead sunflowers to banquet on picnic tables.