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Red Ribbons
( Clarkia concinna )
Clarkia concinna
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About Red Ribbons (Clarkia concinna)
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Clarkia concinna
is a species of wildflower in the Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) family known as Red Ribbons. It is endemic to California, where it can be found in the northern Coast Ranges from Santa Clara County to Humboldt County, and in the Sierra foothills. This is an annual plant with erect, herbaceous stems. The distinctive flowers have four looping sepals of red or dark pink which look like loops of silk ribbon. The longer, pink petals have three lobes which are usually streaked with white.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
1.3 ft tall
1 ft wide
Flower Color
Pink, Purple, White, Red
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
The flowers attract numerous insects, including the Small Apollo butterfly
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 5
likely
* )
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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Pacific Green Sphinx Moth
Proserpinus lucidus
Proserpinus lucidus
*
Clark's Day Sphinx Moth
Proserpinus clarkiae
Proserpinus clarkiae
*
Mariposa Forester
Alypia mariposa
Alypia mariposa
*
Aetole extraneella
Aetole extraneella
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 7
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 15° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Reportedly does not do well in clay
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Use with other annuals or herbaceous perennials such as Snapdragon (
Antirrhinum sp.
), Sitka
Columbine
(
Aquilegia formosa
),
Milkweed
(
Asclepias sp.
),
Chinese Houses
(
Collinsia heterophylla
),
Western Wallflower
(
Erysimum capitatum
), Poppy (
Eschscholzia sp.
),
Blue Field Gilia
(
Gilia capitata
); with geophytes such as onion (
Allium sp.
),
Mariposa Lily
(
Calochortus sp.
); and with small succulents such as
Dudleya sp.
Propagation
?
Sow seeds in late summer to fall and do not thin seedlings. Crowding appears to encourage more blooms.
Sunset Zones
?
7, 8, 9, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Relatively dry, wooded foothills and mountains to 4,000 ft.
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 18.5" - 117.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.20" - 3.43", Coldest Month: 38.6" - 51.6", Hottest Month: 60.9" - 75.8", Humidity: 0.08" - 25.12", Elevation: 7" - 4217"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Raiche's Clarkia
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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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