42 Clarkia amoena

Scientific name: Clarkia amoena

Common name: farewell- to- spring

Family name: Onagraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 2 – 11

Mature height and spread: 2 – 2.5 feet height, 0.75 -1 feet spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: Medium

Soil Requirement: well-drain soil in full sun

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time from June to July; red to pink to Lavender

Suitable uses: Low maintenance

Quick ID description: amoena meaning beautiful; native herbaceous plant; bee like plant, not hummingbird plant; lavender purple; native wild flower; flower end of spring, beginning of summer

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