Scarlet Beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
Scarlet beeblossom is a long-blooming, drought-proof beeblossom with airy spikes of orange-red-to-pink flowers, a tough, deer-resistant pollinator plant for hot, dry gardens.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY
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