About Clarkia rubicunda (Lindl.) F.H.Lewis & M.E.Lewis
Clarkia rubicunda is a flowering plant that is endemic to California, where it occurs mostly in the Central Coast region of the state. It has two common names: Ruby Chalice Clarkia and Farewell to Spring. This species produces attractive poppy-like flowers, with wide, cup-shaped corollas made of four pink or purplish petals. The flower's corolla sometimes has a bright red center. As one of its common names suggests, Clarkia rubicunda blooms during June and July. It looks similar to another species in the genus Clarkia: Clarkia amoena, which also shares the common name "Farewell to Spring".
