species 62,870 observations
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
Field notes
Supports All
123
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White-lined Sphinx, Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Primrose Moth, Red-streaked Mompha Moth
14
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Epimelissodes comptus, Anthophora affabilis, Lasioglossum noctivaga
5
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp, Spotted Pink Lady Beetle, Banded Cucumber Beetle, Wild Onion Mirid
14
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Texas Flower Scarab, Emerald Flower Scarab, Huron Skipper, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
89
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Poor soil
- Plant type
- Edible Ground cover Herbaceous perennial
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and NC State Extension.