Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Oenothera texensis P.H.Raven & D.R.Parn. sect. Hartmannia |
Bibliography | Madrońo 20: 247 (1970) |
Native Range | w. Texas to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 900-2500m |
Description | shortly hirsute, leaves 1-8cm, elliptic to lanceolate, sometimes obovate, serrate to pinnatifid, petiolate, flowers opening at morning, petals 1-2cm |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |