Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

clarkia | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Climbers

Plants > Climbers

clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Clarkia
Family: Onagraceae
Common Names: butterfly flower [4], flower of love [3], swan flower [3]

About this plant

An upright, branching annual up to 1m high, with slender stems bearing sparse lance-shaped leaves. In late spring and early summer, flowers are produced from the upper leaf axils, with four widely-spaced, paddle-shaped petals in shades of pink, purple, red and occasionally white, and prominent stamens tipped with bright red anthers

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, slightly acid soil in sun or part shade. Some drought tolerance, dislikes hot and humid conditions. Rich soils will encourage growth of foliage at the expense of flowers

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sown in-situ in early spring or autumn, avoid transplanting. Protect autumn-sown seedlings over winter with cloches

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to foot, root and stem rot and downy mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverHedging ScreensWildflower MeadowBanks Slopes

Planting Places

GreenhouseIndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years