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Clarkia purpurea
Also called Purple Clarkia, Winecup Fairyfan
Winecup clarkia is a native annual wildflower of western North America, with cup-shaped pink to wine-red flowers that bloom from April to August. It grows best in full sun in open, well-drained ground, and is commonly grown from seed sown in autumn or early spring.
Clarkia purpurea is a species of wildflower known by the common names winecup clarkia, winecup fairy fan, and purple clarkia.
This annual plant is native to western North America, including: Baja California; California; Arizona; Oregon; Washington; and British Columbia, and is found in diverse habitats. In the California Floristic Province it is found in all the zones, except the deserts, from the coasts to high interior mountains, including the Sierra Nevada.
The Indigenous peoples of California sowed the plant, to later harvest the seeds to grind for food.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clarkia purpurea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
