Oenothera speciosa
Family: Onagraceae
Plant Description: Perennial up to 20 inches tall. Leaves alternate, blades obovate to lanceolate up to 2 inches long, margins toothed and lobed. Flowers radial, petals 4, pink (rarely white), up to 1 3/8 inches long, stigmas 4, ovaries inferior. Fruit are capsules club-shaped up to 3/8 inch long on a stalk of about equal length.
Plant Trivia: Spanish means “wild poppy.”
Field Identification: Showy, low-growing, reclining plants. Flower of the morning, shaded areas, and highly overcast days.
Occurrence: Common throughout Texas
Bloom Period: Spring – Summer
Plant Use: Decorative ground cover.
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