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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.
Annual herb
3 ft Tall
6 in Wide
Pink, Purple, Lavender, Red
Spring
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Low
Max 2x / month once established
Tolerates cold to -5° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Adaptable.
Tolerates saline soil.,Tolerates sodic soil..
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
By seed
6, 7*, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Open places in grasslands and meadow-like areas, sometimes in openings between larger shrubs
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.
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 4 likely
Mariposa Forester
Alypia mariposa
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Clark's Day Sphinx Moth
Proserpinus clarkiae