Clarkia Mix

Clarkias!! Cheerful, bright, and beautiful!  These Pacific Northwest native annuals are an important source of food and nesting materials for our native bees! As illustrated in the last photo, Clarkia flowers provide important nesting materials for leaf cutter bees! Leaf cutter bees cut away round sections of Clarkia flower petals to create their nest cocoons. 
This seed mix is composed of primarily of Farewell to Spring Clarkia (Clarkia amoena) with some Four Spot Clarkia (Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera) and Diamond Clarkia (Clarkia rhomboidea) mixed in.
Clarkias grow best in full sun and bloom late Spring-late Summer. The best time to sow seeds is late Fall - late Winter during the rainy season, which gives ample time and moisture for these plants to germinate and set deep healthy roots for our dry Summer months. Clarkias don't require Summer water if sown in the rainy season, and will happily self-sow for the following year! 

Each seed packet contains 100 seeds and germination instructions are included.

Clarkia at a glance

• Average growth dimensions - 2-3 ft tall x 1-2 ft wide
• Dormancy - Dies each Winter and will happily self sow! (leave the dead plant stocks until Spring for bees to nest in and birds to feed on the seeds)
• Plant type - Annual herb
• Sun - Full Sun
• Water - Low - rain water only
• Flowering time - May - November (if deadheaded and irrigated periodically)
• Flower color - Pink, pinkish purple, pink with dark pink spots
• Soil preference - Highly adaptable