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Gaura

Oenothera lindheimeri

Climate-suitable non-native

Growing guidance

Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.

Current-climate suitability

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Sun

Full sun

Soil moisture

free-draining, average

Heat tolerance

Up to about 45°C

Cold tolerance

Down to about -18°C

Waterlogging tolerance

1/5

Drought tolerance

5/5

Mature size

0.7–1.2 m tall, 0.6 m spread

Seasonal interest

Summer to autumn · White pink

Maintenance

low

Wildlife supported

General wildlife value 4/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)

Known risks or warnings

Short-lived on heavy soil; self-seeds in warm climates.

Toxicity: none

Verified botanical record

Accepted scientific name
Oenothera lindheimeri (Engelm. & A.Gray) W.L.Wagner & Hoch
Family
Onagraceae (Myrtales)
Rank and status
species · accepted
GBIF record
Taxon 3664589

Recorded as introduced in: Alabama, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Brussels-Capital Region, Cape Provinces, Corse, Flemish Region, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy and 4 further regions

Ranges are exactly as recorded in the GBIF source checklists and may be incomplete for widely cultivated species.

Oenothera lindheimeri, commonly known as Lindheimer's beeblossom, white gaura, pink gaura, Lindheimer's clockweed, and Indian feather, is a species of Oenothera. Several of its common names derive from the genus Gaura, in which this species was formerly placed. The perennial plant is native to southern Louisiana and Texas. The specific epithet is after Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer, a German-American botanist who extensively studied the plants of Texas for Harvard University professor Asa Gray. It is somewhat commonly grown as an ornamental plant in North America.

Description from Wikipedia — Oenothera lindheimeri (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.

Native status and geographic context

  • United Kingdom: climate-suitable
  • United States: native
  • Australia: climate-suitable

Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.

Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.