Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’ (Oenothera)

Whirling Butterflies Gaura

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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.