Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Godetia

The flower family of Clarkia includes more than 40 species, and I'm very happy that there are at least five species on our property! This little beauty is small, about 1/2" in diameter, and has four distinctive magenta spots on each petal. Clarkia species are all native to western North America, although there is one species that grows in Argentina, South America. If you would like to know more about these gorgeous flowers, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Clarkia By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

I'll never tire of seeing this delicate beauty on our property, and I'm happy to say that it grows all over in the late spring to early summer! This beautiful flower is found in California, Oregon and Washington. The Clarkia genus includes over 40 species, and all but one are found in North America. (The other is found in South America.) These flowers were named in honor of Captain Clark, who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1803 to 1806 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, and claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States. For a little more information, Wiki has a short source here: Wiki: Slender Clarkia (Clarkia gracilis)