Clarkia amoena

Clarkia amoena (farewell to spring, godetia, or satin flower; syn. Godetia amoena) is a flowering plant native to western North America, found in coastal hills and mountains from British Columbia south to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Clarkia amoena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Clarkia
Species:
C. amoena
Binomial name
Clarkia amoena
(Lehm.) A.Nels. & J.F.Macbr

It is an annual plant growing to 1 m tall, with slender, linear leaves 2–7 cm long and 2–6 mm broad. The flowers are pink to pale purple, with four broad petals 1.5–6 cm long. The fruit is a dry capsule, which splits open when mature to release the numerous seeds.

Three subspecies are currently recognised, though intermediate forms are commonly found:

  • Clarkia amoena subsp. amoena
  • Clarkia amoena subsp. huntiana
  • Clarkia amoena subsp. whitneyi (Whitney's farewell to spring)

Farewell to spring is commonly cultivated as a garden plant, and cultivated varieties are known.

Cultivation
High quality cut stem bunches of 'Grace Salmon' and 'Grace Rose Pink' grown in a winter and spring greenhouse.

Satin flower is a cool season plant and will tolerate temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) in gardens or greenhouses. It is a facultative long day plant, i.e., it flowers faster under long day conditions but long days are not necessary for flowering.[1] The plants grow best with minimal fertilizer rates compared to most other cut flower and flowering potted plant species. Sakata Seed Co. developed cut flower (tall; 'Grace') and flowering potted plant (short; 'Satin') cultivars introduced in the 1980s that offer great performance and uniformity.

A gallery of satin flower cultivars is presented below.

  • 'Cattleya'
    'Cattleya'
  • 'Duke of York'
    'Duke of York'
  • 'Furora'
    'Furora'
  • 'Grace Lavender with Eye'
    'Grace Lavender with Eye'
  • 'Grace Lavender'
    'Grace Lavender'
  • 'Grace Red'
    'Grace Red'
  • 'Grace Rose Pink'
    'Grace Rose Pink'
  • 'Grace Salmon'
    'Grace Salmon'
  • 'Kelviden Glory'
    'Kelviden Glory'
  • 'Kyohuhai'
    'Kyohuhai'
  • 'Maidenblush'
    'Maidenblush'
  • 'Miss Nagasaki'
    'Miss Nagasaki'
  • 'Sweetheart'
    'Sweetheart'
  • 'White Bouquet'
    'White Bouquet'
  • Clarkia amoena at Gamble Garden in Palo Alto, California
    Clarkia amoena at Gamble Garden in Palo Alto, California


References
  1. Utami, L., Anderson, R. G., Geneve, R. L., & Kester, S. (1990). Effect of supplemental and photoperiodic lighting on flowering of satin flower. HortScience, 25(9), 1090c-1090.
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  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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