Gaura biennis

     Butterfly Weed

Onagraceae

  Fruit Type: 

  Fruiting Period:  Oct

  Flowering Period:  Jul - Sep

  Color:  Tan

  Size:  2 x 8 mm

  Shape:  Quadrangular spindle

  Surface Features:  Hairy surface with longitudinal ribs

  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  30 days

  Cotyledons:  Round with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Basal 

  Leaves:  Simple, elongated oval, petiole, entire margins, hairs, prominent midvein