Ruby Chalice Clarkia (Clarkia rubicunda) Login         


        Description
  • EW Bloom Apr - Aug
  • Height to 3 ft.
  • These pink and red flowers are bowl-shaped, about 2" across.
  • The flower is in fours - 4 petals, 8 stamens, and a 4-part stigma.
  • It's found in open areas near the coast.
  • CA native
  • AKA Farewell To Spring, Reddened Clarkia
  • Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae)



Lilac-pink flowers often have a ruby-red center. A four-part stigma forms a white cross in the center.



Flowers grow from the tips of branches. Alternate leaves are narrow. Seed pods are too.



Sometimes called "Farewell To Spring", this flower blankets grasslands until fading in mid-summer.

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