Clarkia Elegans Double Mix Seeds

Clarkia Elegans is a very popular annual flowering plant available in shades of white to pink, purple, and salmon. The flowers are pinwheel shaped and about 2 inches across with single blooms. It gives the best results with minimum effort. They give a beautiful look to your garden and attract bees and butterflies. Clarkia Elegans is easy to grow and suitable for your terrace garden, balcony, or home garden. Buy Clarkia Elegans Double Mix seeds Online at the best price from www.organicbazar.net and add colors to your garden.

Product Detail

• Seed quantity: 200 Seeds
• Where to grow: Balcony or terrace garden
• Best Sowing Season: Fall to winter (September-January)
• Sowing method: Seedling transplant or Direct
• Germination temperature: 18-21°C
• Germination time: 5 to 10 days
• Blooming time: Summer and fall

What size grow bag is best for Clarkia Elegans?

• • 9 x 9 (W*H)
  • 12 x 12 (W*H)
  • 15 x 15 (W*H)

Clarkia Elegans Growing Season In India 

Clarkia Elegans prefers a dry climate and cool weather but does not like high humidity. They are cold-resistant, so you can sow clarkia seeds from fall until winter (September-January) in hot areas and from spring to summer (February-May) in colder areas. Apart from this, some gardeners also sow clarkia seeds at the beginning of the rainy season.

How To Grow Clarkia Elegans From Seeds 

You can easily grow clarkia in a pot or garden by transplant method or by direct sowing. Sow the clarkia seeds when the soil temperature is between 18-21°C. To plant clarkia flowers take a Pot or grow bag of at least 22-35 cm wide and deep.

Clarkia Elegans Double Mix Seeds Sowing Method 

Take a seedling tray/pot, fill it with potting soil mix, and spread the clarkia Elegans seeds on the soil. Cover the seeds with a sprinkling of the potting mix because clarkia seeds are very small and it need light to germinate, so they do not need to be covered with a thick layer of soil. Place the seedling tray in a sunny spot and keep the soil moist until germination. Clarkia flower seeds will germinate in 5-10 days.
After clarkia Elegans seeds germinate and when the first true leaves appear, you need to transplant the seedling into a larger pot. During transplanting, a distance of about 8-15 cm should be maintained between the seedlings for the healthy growth of the plants. Take a large pot, put the soil, and mix organic fertilizer in it, then plant the seedlings carefully in the soil. Keep the soil moist and place the pot in light. If you sow the seeds indoors, you need to harden the seedling.

Best Fertilizer For Clarkia Flower 

• Elegant Clarkia doesn't need any special fertilizer, just avoid adding a high nitrogen fertilizer as this will only encourage foliar growth.
• You can add vermicompost or cow manure for healthy growth of clarkia during its growing season

Elegant Clarkia Care Tips

Soil - Use sandy, infertile, and well-drained soil for planting clarkia flowers.
Water - It has moderate water needs, you should water daily until established and then keep the soil moist.
Sunlight - Clarkia grows best in 6-8 hours of sunlight. However, it can grow well in partial shade in warm and dry regions.
Temperature - Clarkia prefers cool weather after germination, plants grow best in 16–21°C day temperatures and 10°C night temperatures.
Pests and Diseases - Aphids, mites, and Japanese beetles are some pests that attack the clarkia plant. You can use neem oil to avoid pests. Whereas powdery mildew and bacterial leaf spot disease infect the plant, you can control this disease by removing the infected part of the plant.

Clarkia Elegans Bloom Time 

• Elegant clarkia is a fast-blooming plant and summer, fall and sometimes winter is the time when the clarkia flower blooms.
• You can cut blooms when they open and can decorate the clarkia flowers in-home pots or make bouquets.
• If you don’t want to pluck the flowers, leave them on the plant to keep the garden beautiful.

Clarkia Elegans Special Features 

• Common name - Mountain garland, elegant clarkia
• Scientific name - Clarkia unguiculata
• Plant height - 45-90 cm 
• Level of growing - Easy

FAQ

Should I deadhead Clarkia?

Deadheading is good for clarkia plants to extend the bloom period and promote more blooms.

Why is my clarkia dying?

The main reason why clarkia plants die is excessive water in the soil, if you are facing this problem then do not overwater and use soil with good drainage.

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