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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Clarkia |
| Species: | C. amoena
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| Binomial name | |
| Clarkia amoena (Lehm.) A.Nels. & J.F.Macbr
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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 edit
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.
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'Cattleya' -
'Duke of York' -
'Furora' -
'Grace Lavender with Eye' -
'Grace Lavender' -
'Grace Red' -
'Grace Rose Pink' -
'Grace Salmon' -
'Kelviden Glory' -
'Kyohuhai' -
'Maidenblush' -
'Miss Nagasaki' -
'Sweetheart' -
'White Bouquet' -
Clarkia amoena at Gamble Garden in Palo Alto, California
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References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Jepson Flora Project: Clarkia amoena
- Clarkia amoena at CalPhotos, UC Berkeley
- Plants of British Columbia: Clarkia amoena Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.