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Clarkia in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Clarkia amoena syn. Clarkia grandiflora ; Godetia grandiflora

 

Clarkia

Clarkia is a summer-flowering annual with long thin leaves and spears of flowers in pink to purple, sometimes with white in the centre and on the edge of the petals. Leaves are mid-green and spear shaped.

 
plant Features
  • Clarkia likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Clarkia likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Clarkia is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Clarkia likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Clarkia

Latin name

Clarkia amoena syn. Clarkia grandiflora ; Godetia grandiflora

type

Annual

family

Onagraceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Clarkia likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Clarkia is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Clarkia likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Clarkia likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Clarkia is 0.50meters x 0.75meters 0.50 M 0.75 M

Clarkia amoena syn. Clarkia grandiflora ; Godetia grandiflora

Clarkia is a summer-flowering annual with long thin leaves and spears of flowers in pink to purple, sometimes with white in the centre and on the edge of the petals. Leaves are mid-green and spear shaped.


Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Bearing pink to purple, sometimes with white in the centre flowers.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant container grown plants into flowering position in spring after last frost.

 

Propagation by seed in spring

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seed in flowering position in Autumn or early Spring (They do not transplant well). Do not cover the seeds as they need light to germinate, and sow fairly thickly, then thin as they grow. If you keep the plants fairly close together they will support each other (they have a tendency to fall over, unless supported).

 

Propagation by seed in autumn

From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn

Sow seed in flowering position in Autumn or early Spring (They do not transplant well). Do not cover the seeds as they need light to germinate, and sow fairly thickly, then thin as they grow. If you keep the plants fairly close together they will support each other (they have a tendency to fall over, unless supported).

 
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