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Oenothera dodgeniana

Oenothera dodgeniana, known as New Mexico beeblossom or New Mexico gaura, is a native wildflower of the central United States, grown for its airy white-to-pink flowers. It is best grown in full sun in well-drained soil and is tolerant of dry conditions.

Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters and hot summers; protect young plants from prolonged frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Colorado to New Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Oenothera dodgeniana is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names New Mexico beeblossom or New Mexico gaura. It is native to the west central United States.

Other Oenothera plants

Whitest evening primrose · California Evening Primrose · Evening Primrose · Common evening primrose · Tufted Evening Primrose · Woolly Beeblossom · Cleland's evening primrose · Crownleaf evening primrose · Velvetweed · Antioch Dunes evening primrose · Birdcage evening primrose · Beach evening primrose

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oenothera dodgeniana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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