Velvet Gaura

Velvet Gaura

Gaura parviflora Doug.

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

▲ mature plants in Oklahoma

▲ ▼ stems and leaves, showing many fine hairs (velvety texture)

▲ inflorescence

▲ colony of plants in central Oklahoma

Velvet Gaura, Velvety Gaura:

is also a biennial with similar size and growth habit to biennial gaura
has very hairy stems (velvety)
flowers are usually pink and smaller (around 1/2" diameter) than biennial gaura flowers