clarkia
noun
clark·ia
ˈklär-kē-ə 
: any of a genus (Clarkia) of showy annual herbs of the evening-primrose family that are native to western North America and southwestern South America
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The purple Showy Penstemon is starting to fade, for instance, but the clarkia flowers are ready to open.
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Flowers Enjoy these blooms now and plant to enjoy flowers next April: - Annual flowers blooming this month: nasturtium, flowering sweet peas, native California poppies, native tidy tips (Layia platyglossa), native elegant clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
Three years ago, Fields broadcast several packs of wildflowers, including California poppy, lupine and clarkia, in the gardens.
—Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 15 May 2018
Sow seeds of California poppies, clarkia and African daisies.
—Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 1 Sep. 2017
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Flowers Enjoy these blooms now and plant to enjoy flowers next April: - Annual flowers blooming this month: nasturtium, flowering sweet peas, native California poppies, native tidy tips (Layia platyglossa), native elegant clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
Three years ago, Fields broadcast several packs of wildflowers, including California poppy, lupine and clarkia, in the gardens.
—Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 15 May 2018
Sow seeds of California poppies, clarkia and African daisies.
—Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 1 Sep. 2017
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“Clarkia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clarkia. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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