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Farewell To Spring
Clarkia amoena
  
About Farewell To Spring (Clarkia amoena) 30 Nurseries Carry This Plant The whimsical name of this pretty, vibrantly-colored Clarkia comes from its late spring to early summer bloom time. It flowers in shades ranging from pink to purple. Farewell to Spring attracts bees and butterflies and is a favorite plant in native pollinator and cut-flower gardens.

A member of the Evening Primrose family, Farewell to Spring is a self-seeding annual that tolerates a wide range of soil conditions. It has low moisture needs and requires minimal watering once established.
Bornstein, C., Fross, D., & O’Brien, B. (2005). California Native Plants for the Garden.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb

Size
Size
1.5 - 3.3 ft tall

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast

Flower Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported
 
Bees, butterflies

 
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Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerates both sandy and clay soils. Tolerates Saline Soil,Tolerates Sodic Soil. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0

Common uses
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Mixes well with other annuals, especially blues such as Lupinus species, Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii), Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata); yellows/oranges/golds such as Tidy Tips (Layia playgloss), Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum) and California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Also good with perennial herbs such as Western Columbine (Aquiligia formosa), Phacelia species, and bulbs/corms such as Calochortus species.

Propagation
Propagation?
Seed germinates readily. Best if sowed in masses or drifts

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Found in various settings in northern California including coastal prairie, northern coastal scrub, spring-moist areas, openings in evergreen forest or oak woodlands, and grasslands

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 12.8" - 115.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.22" - 3.29", Coldest Month: 37.2" - 53.7", Hottest Month: 57.6" - 78.3", Humidity: 0.01" - 24.43", Elevation: 2" - 6017"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Farewell-to-spring, Godetia


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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