Clarkia unguiculata

Godetia, Elegant Clarkia, Mountain Garland

Message of the Flower

Glad Remembrance

The Mother’s Comment

In activity and in silence, in taking and in giving, always the glad remembrance of Thee.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

It is by the constant remembrance that the being is prepared for the full opening. By the opening of the heart the Mother's presence begins to be felt and by the opening to her Power above the Force of the higher consciousness comes down into the body and works there to change the whole nature.

Sri Aurobindo, The Mother with Letters on The Mother: Opening and Presence

Colour

White and shades of purple and pink

Family

Onagraceae

Cultivars

None widely recognized

Person who named the flower

William Jackson Hooker

Flower Size

1 to 3 inches

Flower Texture

Silky

Number of Petals

4

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Mildly fragrant

Leaf Texture

Smooth

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous annual

Life Cycle

Annual

Blooming Period

Late spring to early summer

Climate

Mediterranean, temperate

Water Requirements

Moderate, drought-tolerant

Soil Type

Well-drained, sandy or loamy

Temperature Ranges

Not frost-tolerant

Sun or Shade

Full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Generally pest-free; aphids

Pollinators

Bees, butterflies

Habitat

Chaparral, open woodlands, grasslands

Role in the Ecosystem

Attracts pollinators, adds color

Ornamental

Gardens and wildflower meadows

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Garden aesthetics, natural landscaping

Endangered Status

Not endangered