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Clarkia amoena
This hearty annual can be found in sprawling clumps in coastal areas throughout the Pacific Northwest. It grows quickly with the spring rains, reaching an average height of 3 feet (1 m). The stems are long and narrow with slender leaves. When it flowers, the cup-shaped blooms are pink highlighted with bright red on the interior of each petal. The brilliance of the blooms have made the farewell to spring a popular ornamental plant in urban areas, often as part of a butterfly garden. Farewell to spring grows equally as well in greenhouses or as a potted plant. The plant’s fruit is a hard, dry capsule which will split open during the summer, the seeds being scattered by the wind.
The flower’s scientific name is in honor of its discoverer, William Clark, who helped lead the Corps of Discovery to the northwest in the early eighteenth century.
Distribution
Farewell to spring can be found on coastal slopes and dunes from Washington to California. There are several species of this plant, most of which are found in California.
Conservation Status
Common.
Clarkia amoena
This hearty annual can be found in sprawling clumps in coastal areas throughout the Pacific Northwest. It grows quickly with the spring rains, reaching an average height of 3 feet (1 m). The stems are long and narrow with slender leaves. When it flowers, the cup-shaped blooms are pink highlighted with bright red on the interior of each petal. The brilliance of the blooms have made the farewell to spring a popular ornamental plant in urban areas, often as part of a butterfly garden. Farewell to spring grows equally as well in greenhouses or as a potted plant. The plant’s fruit is a hard, dry capsule which will split open during the summer, the seeds being scattered by the wind.
The flower’s scientific name is in honor of its discoverer, William Clark, who helped lead the Corps of Discovery to the northwest in the early eighteenth century.
Distribution
Farewell to spring can be found on coastal slopes and dunes from Washington to California. There are several species of this plant, most of which are found in California.
Conservation Status
Common.
