Gaura lindheimeri
Lindheimer's beeblossom, White Gaura, Butterfly Gaura, Lindheimer's clockweed, Whirling Butterfly, Wandflower, White Guara, Clockweed
Description
A perennial ornamental herb with a compact growth habit and profuse branching, growing up to 50 cm tall; prized by gardeners, landscape designers and gardening enthusiasts of all experience levels for its spectacular flowering, which lasts from spring until mid-autumn, with a profusion of graceful, star- or butterfly-shaped flowers that create voluminous, colourful clusters with an elegant, striking overall effect.
Suitable for flowerbeds, borders, roundabouts, pots and planters, including in mixed plantings with other ornamental plants. Easy to grow and highly hardy, it withstands hot and temporarily dry conditions as well as cold weather.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Gaura
- Species
- Gaura lindheimeri
Accepted name: Oenothera lindheimeri
