Chaparral Clarkia

Chaparral Clarkia is an annual herbaceous wildflower, growing about two feet tall and wide. Endemic to California, and found primarily on chaparral slopes and openings of foothill woodlands throughout the Coast Ranges. Chaparral Clarkia blooms are a pale pink, sometimes with darker purple to red speckles at their base.

Clarkias are some of our most reliable-to-reseed annual wildflowers, and are often called Farewell to Spring due to their extended blooming time. Plant them alongside other wildflowers, in containers, or sprinkle their seed in a neglected sidewalk strip, and Chaparral Clarkia is sure to please!

Lifeform: Annual

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Gravel, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant

Ecological Value	Likely supports 5 species of butterflies and moths, including the Mariposa Forester, White-Lined Sphinx, and Clark's Day Sphinx moth.
Ethnobotanical Uses	Many species of Clarkia are used as a component of pinole–seeds can be parched, pulverized, or eaten raw with acorn mush.
Distribution	California endemic, found on chaparral slopes and woodlands in the Coast Ranges.
Elevation	< 500 m
Habitat	Openings in woodlands, chaparral.
Communities	Chaparral, Foothill Woodland