Onagraceae
Clarkia gracilis
Clarkia gracilis
Also known as Godetia gracilis
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Wildflower · Annual · Pollinator · Native · Pacific Coast · Cottage Garden · Clarkia · California · Pink Flowers · Meadow
Clarkia gracilis, or slender clarkia, is a charming annual wildflower native to the Pacific Coast that thrives in well-drained soil with full sun to partial shade. Direct-sow seeds in early spring or fall and water regularly until established; it requires little care once growing. It's an excellent choice for cottage gardens, wildflower meadows, and pollinator plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately until soil is evenly moist; allow surface to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.4–8.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 9 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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