Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’ (Oenothera)

Whirling Butterflies Gaura

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Perennials

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Deciduous

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 2-4' x 2-3'

Natural Growth Habit: Vase, Rounded, Clumping

Native To: Texas, Mexico

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall

Special Features: Attracts Bees / Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Intermountain Conditions / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1, #5

Sunset Garden Zones: 2b-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

A Bit More

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’, now Oenothera lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’, is a cultivar perennial; an improvement over the species. It is more compact, produces more flowers, and has brighter, white blooms. It blooms from spring to fall, attracting butterflies and being deer-resistant. It is drought-tolerant, needing full sun and preferring well-drained soil. Cold hardy to 0°F.

A Bit More

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’, now Oenothera lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’, is a cultivar perennial; an improvement over the species. It is more compact, produces more flowers, and has brighter, white blooms. It blooms from spring to fall, attracting butterflies and being deer-resistant. It is drought-tolerant, needing full sun and preferring well-drained soil. Cold hardy to 0°F.