Stenosiphon linifolius
Oenothera glaucifolia |
False Gaura |
Spring, summer, fall |
may be short lived Perennial. Watching this. |
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"Wands in the wind," as I call them, Wispy, tall
perennial starts blooming in spring but is more noticeable by August and
September as the thin stems reach up to 6 ft or more (2 meters). Cluster
of blooms start low, staying within 3 " of the top as the stem grows,
leaving the seed pods clinging to the stem like strung beads.
May 26 2015: Noted new plants in general area of these that may be
this species. Will be watching them for blooms this summer as I do
not know what the leaves look like when young. More notes below. |
April 2013
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This is how my large plant looked in Oct 2013 |
April 2013 |
Oct. 2014 |
2014 fall
warm rains started new growth and flowering. |
Seeds clinging to stem
fall 2014 |
Spring growth May 2015 during wet month of May. Just the leaves showing.
Already about 1 yard (1 meter) tall. |
Getting ready to start flowering.
June 6, 2015 |
Close up of spring leaves.
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Just started flowering this week, June 26.2015. |
New seed pods forming in center
late June, 2015 |
Why I like this plant. |
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June 6, 2015: They indeed are this species.
Lots sprouted up this year so the seed liked this year's conditions: very
cold (teens), wet winter with a cool, wet spring.
Started blooming here around June 22 and already about 5 to 6 ft tall
with more growth coming Will spread seed in the front where I'd like
to see them... as long as the grasshoppers don't eat the seeds.
mild winter Jan-March 2016 and some of my plants didn't die back to
the roots this time. As of March 26, they are putting out fresh leaves
quite a ways up last summer's stems.
A host for a white&pink nocturnal moth, Schinia gaurae (Clouded
Crimson) Catepillar mimicks markings of Monarch and some Swallowtails. |