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Scarlet Gaura
Primrose Family : Onagraceae
Latin Name : Gaura coccinea
Longevity : Perennial
Season : Warm
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – fair
Livestock -fair
Remarks :
Also known as, "Scarlet beeblossom". Growth 8 –
24 inches, flowers May to August. This plant can
vary greatly in size, flower color and pubescence.
Often forms colonies. The Lakota Indians are
recorded to have chewed this plant and rubbed it on
their hands to aid in catching horses. The Navajo
used a cold infusion of this plant to settle children's
upset stomachs. Adapted to dry prairies, open
wooded hillsides, roadsides on a variety of soils.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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