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Clarkia rubicunda is a flowering plant endemic to California. It is found mostly in the central part of the state. The plant is known by the common names ruby chalice clarkia and farewell to spring. It is similar in appearance to another flower of genus Clarkia also called farewell to spring. It bears attractive poppy-like blooms with wide, cup-shaped corollas of four pink or purplish petals. The corolla of the flower sometimes has a bright red center. As the common name suggests, it blooms in June and July.
Annual herb
2 ft Tall
2 ft Wide
Upright
Fast
Winter Deciduous
Pink, Red, Purple
Spring, Summer
Containers, Deer resistant
Full Sun
Very Low
Max 1x / month once established
Easy
Tolerates cold to 15° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Adaptable.
Collect seeds by allowing pods to dry on plant.
7, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Openings, woodland, forest, chaparral near coast
Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub
Consider other sun-loving plants of Central California, such as small succulents (Dudleya spp.) or Purple Needlegrass (Stipa pulchra) and plant with other vibrant wildflowers such as Purple Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla) to create a colorful garden.
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 5 likely
Mariposa Forester
Alypia mariposa
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Clark's Day Sphinx Moth
Proserpinus clarkiae