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Clarkia bottae is a species of annual wildflower in the Onagraceae (Primrose) family. It is know by several common names, including punchbowl godetia, Botta's Clarkia, Botta's Fairyfan, and Hill Clarkia. Other Clarkias are known as Farewell-to-Spring, and some sources may apply that name to this species as well. This plant is endemic to the coastal plains, foothills and mountains, usually below 3,000 ft., from Santa Clara County to San Diego County, where it is a member of several plant communities. It produces spindly, waxy stems which may approach a meter in height but more often less, and sparse narrow leaves. The flower is a bowl shaped bloom with lavender or pinkish-purple petals, often lighter in color toward the base and speckled with red, each 1 to 3 centimeters long. The stigma protrudes from the corolla and is surrounded by shorter stamens. It is readily grown from seed and reliably re-seeds as long as it is not crowded out.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

3 ft Tall
6 in Wide

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Color

Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Cold tolerance

Tolerates cold to -5° F

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Adaptable. Tolerates saline soil.,Tolerates sodic soil..
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0

Propagation

By seed

Sunset Zones

6, 7*, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Open places in grasslands and meadow-like areas, sometimes in openings between larger shrubs

Plant communities

Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Southern Oak Woodland

Use with native grasses, other annuals and herbaceous perennials such as Mariposa Lily (Calochortus spp.), Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta), Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla), Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum), California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Tricolor Gilia (Gilia tricolor), Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa), Lupine (Lupinus spp.), Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii), Wind Poppy (Papaver heterphyllum), and Penstemon spp.

Bats
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Mariposa Forester

Alypia mariposa

Aetole extraneella

Clark's Day Sphinx Moth

Proserpinus clarkiae