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Elegant Salmon Clarkia Seed — held salmon clarkia
Elegant Salmon Clarkia Seed — clarkia stems and buds
Elegant Salmon Clarkia Seed — salmon clarkia safe held
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Elegant Salmon Clarkia Seed — held salmon clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
75 - 85Days to maturity

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Elegant Salmon Clarkia Seed

Item #HSC-CLA-001-PKT

Salmon flowers strung along red stems.

Elegant Salmon carries salmon flowers, mostly double with some semidoubles and singles, along purple-red stems, opening from the bottom of the stem upward.

The hard, nearly leafless stems are easy to harvest, and plants branch from the base. Native to the western United States. Also called elegant clarkia or mountain garland.

Flowers about 75–85 days from sowing, on plants 34–40" tall. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 100 seeds
  • Average 90,600 seeds per oz.
  • Plant height: 34–40"

In stock — Packet

$5.45

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow shallow, grow cool

Cover 1/16"; keep seedlings under 75°F.

Direct sow early

As soon as soil can be worked; thin to 6–12".

Net for support

Sun or part shade, average soil.

Cut at first flowers

Buds keep opening in the vase.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 5–10 days at 65–70°F (18–21°C).

Starting indoors

The best method. Sow 4 weeks before planting out and cover with about 1/16" of mix. Grow seedlings cool, around 60–65°F (16–18°C) by day and 50°F (10°C) at night and never above about 75°F (24°C); heat makes stems weak and spindly. Harden off and plant out after the last frost.

Direct sowing

As soon as the soil can be worked, press the seed in and cover with about 1/16" of soil. Keep the surface moist until seedlings appear and thin to 6–12" at the first true leaves.

Light

Full sun; tolerates part shade.

Plant spacing

6–12". A horizontal net helps hold plants up.

Hardiness

Annual.

Stem length

12–34".

Vase life

7–10 days.

Harvest

For Clarkia unguiculata, cut when the lowest flowers are just opening; older flowers drop after about 5 days while the buds keep opening in the vase. For Clarkia amoena (godetia), cut when the first flower on the stem opens.

Soil

Average soil that drains well.

Uses

Cut flowers, pollinator plantings and borders.

Packet

100 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 90,600 on average.

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