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How to grow Godetia (Azalea-Flowered Mixed)
Clarkia amoena
Satin-petalled, cup-shaped flowers in pinks, salmon and white from midsummer. Easy, long-lasting in a vase and happy in poor soil.
At a glance: Sow late March to late May.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.
Growing Godetia (Azalea-Flowered Mixed): what it needs
- Light
- Full sun · 6+ hours a day
- Watering
- Water in dry spells; pots daily in summer
- Soil
- Light, not too rich soil
- Spacing
- 20 cm
- Height
- 45 cm
- In pots
- Grows well in containers
- Feeding
- Liquid feed every two weeks once flowering starts
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 2–11
- Difficulty
- Easy
Step by step
- Late March – late May · 3 weeks before the last spring frost
Sow Seeds Outdoors
Sow thinly where they are to flower, in a sunny spot, into raked, weed-free soil.
- 10–14 days after “Sow Seeds Outdoors” · Early April
Check Germination
Seedlings should appear in 10–14 days. Keep the soil moist. If sown outdoors, thin them to 20 cm apart once they have two true leaves.
- 76–106 days after “Check Germination” · Mid June – mid July
First Flowers — Deadhead Regularly
Snip off faded flowers every few days to keep new ones coming for months. Take a photo for your journal!
- Mid October – early November · around the first autumn frost
Clear or Collect Seed
When frost blackens the plants, pull them up for the compost heap. Leave a few seedheads first if you want to save seed.
More flowers to grow
Photo: Peter D. Tillman from USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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