clockweed
Oenothera lindheimeri
Individual blossoms open at dawn as pristine white, then gradually blush to a delicate pink by evening before fading away.
- Scientific name
- Oenothera lindheimeri
- Taxonomy
- Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae › Oenothera
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- grassland
- Habitat
- Sunny prairies, open pine savannas, and coastal grasslands.
- Diet
- Photosynthetic (sunlight, water, and soil nutrients).
- Range
- United States (Texas, Louisiana), Naturalized in parts of Europe, Naturalized in Australia
- Size
- 50 to 150 cm tall, forming airy clumps up to 90 cm wide
- Lifespan
- 3 to 5 years (short-lived perennial)
- Active
- crepuscular
- Threats
- Habitat conversion to agriculture, urbanization, and displacement by aggressive invasive plant species.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless. This plant is completely safe to approach and touch. Observe the flowers closely to spot the diverse native bees and butterflies that rely on them for nectar.
Oenothera lindheimeri , formerly Gaura lindheimeri , and commonly known as Lindheimer's beeblossom , white gaura , pink gaura , Lindheimer's clockweed , and Indian feather , is a species of Oenothera .
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC-BY, via iNaturalist
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