Threadleaf Sundrops

Oenothera linifolia

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

20CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Oenothera

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Mompha eloisellaRed-Streaked Mompha
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Proserpinus gauraeProud Sphinx
Schinia floridaPrimrose Flower Moth, Evening Primrose Flower Moth
Schinia gauraeClouded Crimson
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Dichomeris agonia
Mompha brevivittella
Mompha stellella

23BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Oenothera

Individual names are not available yet.

4Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Oenothera

5BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Oenothera

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Pink or yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 1.66667 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Dry (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Flax Leaf Evening Primrose; Thread Leaf Evening Primrose

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