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Oenothera lindheimeri, [2] [3] commonly known as Lindheimer's beeblossom, white gaura, pink gaura, Lindheimer's clockweed, and Indian feather, is a species of Oenothera. Several of its common names derive from the genus Gaura, in which this species was formerly placed. The perennial plant is native to southern Louisiana and Texas.
Gaura was a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, native to North America. The name was derived from Greek γαῦρος (gaûros) meaning "superb" and named in reference to the stature and floral display of some species in this genus. [ 1 ]
Oenothera gaura, formerly known as Gaura biennis, the biennial gaura or biennial beeblossom, is a North American flowering plant that can reach 6 ft (1.8 m) in height at maturity. Its upper half is made up of flowering stems, which are covered with soft, white hairs.
Scarlet beeblossom is a perennial herb growing from a woody base and heavy roots. The stems may reach anywhere from 10 centimeters in height to over a meter and sprawling, and they are often covered in small, stiff hairs. The thin to thick clumps of stems are covered in linear to somewhat oval-shaped leaves one to seven centimeters long.
Ideopsis gaura, the smaller wood nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia . Larvae feed on Melodinus especially M. laevigatus .
Oenothera filiformis, the longflower beeblossom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. [2] It is native to the central United States. [1] An annual, biennial, or perennial, it can reach 12 ft (3.7 m) tall. [2]
Schinia gaurae, the clouded crimson, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found in North America from Illinois west across southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, south to Florida, Texas, Arizona and south into Mexico.
It is a very striking tailed butterfly with prominent white bands on its forewings. The crimson rose is very fond of flowers especially Lantana. Nectar appears to be essential for the butterfly and a higher nectar intake is thought to increase egg production. Close to the ground, the flight of the crimson rose is slow and fluttering but steady.