Clarkia concinna
An annual, California-endemic Onagraceae herb with red looping sepals and pink to dark pink petals often streaked with white, flowering in spring to summer across chaparral and cismontane woodlands, as well as open sagebrush and coniferous forests at elevations from 90 to 2,200 meters, and comprising two self-pollinating subspecies with smaller flowers that attract bees and butterflies.
Common Names
Red Ribbons, Raiche's Clarkia
Summary
Red Ribbons form is an erect annual herb native to California, reaching about 1 ft tall with lanceolate to elliptic or ovate leaves. It blooms May–July with bright pink flowers that have white streaks; the corolla is rotate with three lobes, the middle lobes often larger, and it is borne in racemes.
It grows best in full sun to partial shade, with very low to low water needs on fast-draining soils; avoid clay. Propagation is by sowing seeds in late summer to fall, and self-sowing potential is noted. Common landscape uses include cottage gardens, native plantings, and wildflower plantings; it is hardy in USDA zones 1–11.
Lifecycle
Annual
Height
10-15.5 inches
Spread
12-20 inches
Hardiness Zones
Zones 1-11
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally partial shade.
Soil Type
Well-drained soil, not clay, tolerates average soil
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soil
Bloom Color
Pink, Bright pink, Pink with white streaks, Deep pink, Red-Pink, Red, Purple
Bloom Time
Spring and Summer
Foliage Color
Glaucous green
Fall Foliage Color
Green
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Annual
Seasons of Interest
Spring and Summer
Propagation Methods
Seeds (self-sowing)
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts bees, butterflies, other pollinators, birds
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Greene
- Publication
- Man. Bot. San Francisco 136. 1894 [2 Feb 1894]
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Clarkia
Synonyms
Eucharidium concinnum Clarkia concinna subsp. concinna Clarkia grandiflora Eucharidium grandiflorum