Names and Taxonomy
- Common Names: Trailing Windmills, Trailing Four O’Clock, Pink Windmills, Trailing Allionia
- Synonyms: Allionia incarnata, Allionia incarnata var. nudata
- Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four O’clock)
- Genus Information:
Allionia incarnata
Trailing Windmills
Allionia incarnata is an easily-recognized species that produces long stalks growing along the ground, with bright pink flowers at intervals, amongst larger green leaves. What appears to be a single flower is actually a cluster of three, each with three petals, split at the ends, so the overall appearance is of a flower with 18 petals. Leaves are often reddish at the edge, and tend to have wavy margins.
