Clarkia seeds — dainty cottage colour, effortlessly easy
Clarkia are among the easiest and prettiest hardy annuals to grow — slender, upright stems lined with masses of dainty, often double flowers in soft pinks, salmon, mauve, lilac and white. Quick from a direct sowing and wonderfully undemanding, they bring an airy, old-fashioned charm to our flower seed range and weave beautifully through informal borders. New to flowers? Our flower growing guide gets you started.
Scatter, thin and enjoy — the calendar shows when to sow.
Easy colour for borders and posies
Light, graceful and quick to flower, clarkia is a natural for our annual flowers and wildflowers, while its slender, well-filled stems and good vase life also make it a charming, informal cut flower. The closely related godetia is grown in just the same way.
Growing clarkia from seed
Clarkia is best sown direct where it is to flower, scattered thinly on raked soil in full sun, either in autumn for early, sturdy plants or in spring. It resents transplanting, so thin rather than move seedlings, and avoid over-rich ground, which gives leaf at the expense of flower.
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