Four-Spot Clarkia (Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera) Login         


        Description
  • Height 1 - 3 ft.
  • EW Bloom Apr - Jul
  • Four petals open wide on this showy spring wildflower.
  • Each flower has 8 pale stamens and a dark, 4-parted stigma.
  • Common in open, grassy places.
  • CA native
  • AKA Purple Clarkia, Purple Godetia, Clarkia, Winecup Clarkia
  • Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae)



Sometimes called Winecup Clarkia, petals can be a deep purple.



Also called Four-Spot, petals often have a dark spot on or near their tips.



Leaves are alternate, narrow and often hairy. Seed capsules are long and narrow.

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