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Showy Eveningprimrose

Scientific Name - Oenothera speciosa Nutt.
Family - Onagraceae

Scientific Name - Oenothera speciosa Nutt.
Family - Onagraceae

Erect to spreading, usually-branched perennial. Leaves, alternate, elliptic to linear, with irregularly lobed margins. Flowers large, white to pink with four petals. Fruit a capsule. Reproduces by seed. Extremely drought resistant. Found from Florida, west into Texas, and in Kansas, Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia. Also found in Mexico.