Clarkia amoena (fairwell-to-spring) is a showy annual occuring at low elevations in open , dry habitats. There are several other Clarkia species with similarly shaped petals native to Oregon, but only this species and C. gracilis are native to Washington. C. gracilis generally do not exhibit the deep red spots on the petals that this species has. C. amoena has opposite, linear leaves and is 10-100 cm in height. Socalled fairwell-to-spring because the bloom date is so late, in bloom now in late July.
Family: Onagraceae (evening primrose). Elpel: "flower parts usually in fours, including a four-lobed stigma." Other genera/species in this family native to western WA. include Chamerion angustifolium (formerly Epilobium angustifolium), Circaea, Gayophytum
and myriad Epilobium.
