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 ½” diameter) than biennial gaura flowers