An annual wildflower with showy pink blooms in summer. Great for pollinator strips or adding color to meadows. Easy to grow and reseeds.
Germination Code A
Height: 18-36"
Packs cover 1 ft.
Tall, slender California native wildflower, typically reaching 2-4 feet in height, with narrow leaves and distinctive rose-lavender to pink-red, spade-shaped petals on multi-branched stems.
Clarkia unguiculata, Elegant Clarkia seed
Germination Codes Explained
A: No special treatment needed; sow in warm soil.
B: Hot water treatment to break hard coats, or can be scarified (nicked/rubbed).
C(#): Cold, moist stratification (like winter) for # days; sow in fall or mimic by refrigerating seeds.
D: Warm-then-cold or alternating cycles; mimics double dormancy.
E: Cannot dry out; sow immediately in moist conditions.
F: Two years to germinate; sow outside in fall for second-year sprouting.
G (or 7): Soak large seeds overnight in water.
H (or 6): Scarification (abrade seed coat) before planting.
C (Light): Surface sow, needs light to germinate.
1: Needs darkness.
2: Needs light/surface sow.