Oenothera suffrutescens

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Oenothera suffrutescens
Scarlet Beeblossom; Scarlet Gaura

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DERIVATION

suffrutescens

- somewhat shrubby

FAMILY

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Other Plants in the Evening Primrose Family

HABIT

Herbaceous

GROWTH FORM

Upright

RANGE

W & C Canada to Mexico

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Red;pink;white

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Dry slopes and outcrops, sandy soil

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Steppe Plant Collection | Native Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Scarlet Beeblossom | Scarlet Gaura

SYNONYMS

Gaura coccinea Gaura coccinea ssp. glabra

Location Map for Oenothera suffrutescens (Scarlet Beeblossom; Scarlet Gaura) - 7 Map Locations Found
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Individual Location for Oenothera suffrutescens:
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Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	852295*1	1984	Plains Garden
2	852295*2	1984	Plains Garden
3	852295*3	1984	Plains Garden
4	852295*4	1984	Mordecai Childrens G
5	192356*1	2019	Parking Garage
6	192356*2	2019	Parking Garage
7	231902*1	2023	Dryland Mesa

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FLOWERING:
When Oenothera suffrutescens has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2019

2008

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