Species PlantsLindheimer's Beeblossom

Lindheimer's Beeblossom

Oenothera lindheimeri

UncommonPlant
Illustration of Lindheimer's Beeblossom (Oenothera lindheimeri)

Lindheimer's Beeblossom is an airy wildflower of Texas and Louisiana with white to pink flowers that open in the morning on long, wand-like stems. It blooms from spring through fall on dry hillsides and roadsides. Bumblebees and sphinx moths are the primary pollinators, and the plant has become popular in native plant gardens.

Habitat
Dry limestone hillsides and roadsides of Texas and Louisiana
Diet
Nectar consumed by bumblebees, sphinx moths, and hummingbirds
How common
Uncommon

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