About
Clarkia amoena is an upright annual that reaches heights of up to 75 cm. It features lance-shaped foliage and produces leafy racemes bearing single or double blooms. The flowers, which can be lilac or pink, occasionally have a white center, typically appear during the summer months.
About the genus
Clarkia are slender annual plants characterized by their uncomplicated leaves and prominent funnel- or bowl-shaped flowers, which appear in loose racemes during the summer months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Coastal N California
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in poor to moderately fertile, slightly acid, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade; avoid hot humid conditions. The photo shows Little Frills mixture
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in-situ in early spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Susceptible to foot rot and stem rot