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Downingia concolor
Also called Fringed Downingia
Maroonspot calicoflower is a small annual wildflower of seasonal wetlands, native to California, where it grows in vernal pools and pond edges. It completes its life cycle quickly as the pools dry, so it suits wet-meadow or bog-style planting rather than typical garden beds.
Downingia concolor is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names maroonspot calicoflower and fringed downingia. This showy wildflower is endemic to California, where it is a resident of ponds and vernal pool ecosystems in the northern part of the state.
This wildflower is most common in the northern coastal regions of California. Forms of this plant have also been found in southern California regions. Maroonspot calicoflower can be found in the following counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Lake, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego.
Bach's calicoflower · Hoover's calicoflower · Doublehorn calicoflower · Toothed calicoflower · Elegant calicoflower · Harlequin calicoflower · Great Basin calicoflower · Sierra calicoflower · Folded calicoflower · Flatface calicoflower · Dwarf calicoflower · Cascade calicoflower
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Downingia concolor 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.
