Godetia Improved Dwarf Mix Seeds - Clarkia

Godetia 'Improved Dwarf Mix' is an attractive collection of compact varieties, with silky flowers in a kaleidoscope of colours. The variegated or solid blooms display gorgeous shades of pink, orange, white, red and purple. Ideal for brightening up summer beds, borders and containers. Direct sow in spring in well-drained, loose, fertile, cool to dry soil.

Godetia amoena, known nowadays as Clarkia amoena or C. grandiflora, is an annual that belongs to the Onagraceae family and is native to California. Easy to grow from seed, the dense, bushy plants grow to about 30 cm in height in one season. Each pyramid-shaped plant is covered in summer with masses of silky, slightly crinkled blooms, displaying broad corollas in host of soft or bold colours. Some flowers are two-toned, with attractive markings at the base of the petals. Flowers last from June to September depending on the sowing date; it is possible to extend the blooming period by staggering your sowing. Flowers are followed by seed capsules which split open and release numerous seeds when mature.

Once an ornamental garden favourite, this easy-to-grow plant deserves a true comeback. Ideal for creating patches of colour in beds and borders, Godetia is very versatile, suitable for growing just about anywhere - from rock gardens to flower pots. It combines well with lighter, airier plants such as small ornamental grasses (Stipa tenuifolia, barbata, pennata or Mulhenbergia capillaris), flax, catmint, annual poppies or Love-in-a-mist. For ever-changing bedding schemes all summer long, pair with oriental poppies and asters. And last but not least, Godetia is a fabulous cut flower – what’s not to love!