species
Oenothera lindheimeri
Gaura · White gaura
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Oenothera lindheimeri is a perennial in the family Onagraceae, also known as Gaura or White gaura, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 80 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from June to October. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 80 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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