General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 3-7 feet tall
Flowers: Nocturnal
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bumblebees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Biennial Beeblossom
  • Gaura
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oenothera gaura
  • Synonym: Gaura biennis

Photo Gallery
Location: Our Prairie to be, near Central Iowa
Date: 2015-08-01
Opened and unopened flowers
Location: Our Prairie to be, near Central Iowa
Date: 2015-09-06
Location: Our Prairie to be, near Central Iowa
Date: 2015-11-06
On college-ruled notebook paper
Location: Our Prairie to be, near Central Iowa
Date: 2015-08-06
I am surprised how woody the stems become for being an annual.
Location: Our Prairie to be, near Central Iowa
Date: 2015-08-02

Date: 2015-08-02
Comments:
  • Posted by Chillybean (Iowa - Zone 5a) on Aug 1, 2015 9:31 AM concerning plant:
    This plant came with the prairie seed mix we sowed in the fall of 2013. It is said to be a biennial, but it bloomed the next year and I have a patch of it again this year. . A bonus is that this plant attracts hummingbirds!

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