| Scientific Name | Gaura lindheimeri | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Evening Primrose ( Onagraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 4 petals
Upright to wide-spreading, soft-hairy, slender 20-60 in. Flower: 1/2 to 1 1/4 in. across. 4 white petals, turning pink with age. Petals in top half of flower head. 8 drooping stamens. Leaves: To 3 1/4 in. long and 1/2 in. wide. Alternate, stalkless. Upper leaves smaller. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 95 | |||||||||||||
April - October
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Other Color - pink |
| In addtion to a primary listing with the white-colored flowers, at times the pink category may be more appropriate. . |
| Petals become pink as flower ages. . |