Lindheimer's Beeblossom - Ten Random Facts

Lindheimer’s beeblossoms must be a bee favourite.

Lindheimer’s beeblossoms are perennial plants that produce an abundance of flowers, although in some areas they are grown as annuals.
The Lindheimer’s beeblossom plant has the scientific name Oenothera lindheimeri, and it was previously known as Gaura lindheimeri, and it is from the family Onagraceae, the family of evening primroses or willow herbs.
‘Lindheimer’s beeblossoms’ are also known as ‘Leindheimer’s clockweed’, butterfly bush’, ‘clockweed’, ‘gaura’, ‘white gaura’, ‘pink gaura’ and ‘Indian feather’.
Lindheimer’s beeblossoms are native to the United State’s southern states of Texas and Louisiana, in North America.
The height of Lindheimer’s beeblossom plants range from 50 to 150 centimetres (20 – 59 inches), and they have small green leaves.

Lindheimer’s beeblossom plants generally bloom during the months of summer and autumn, and sometimes spring.
The flowers of Lindheimer’s beeblossoms are 2 to 3 cm (0.8 to 1.2 inches) in diameter; are generally coloured white or pink, with four petals and long stamens; and they grown on long flexible stems that cause the flowers to ‘flutter’ in the wind.
Lindheimer’s beeblossoms are commonly grown for decorative purposes in gardens or pots, and they prefer sunny conditions.
Lindheimer’s beeblossoms are hardy plants and have received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society, however, they are considered a weed in some areas.
The common name ‘Lindheimer’s beeblossom’ is derived from the name of the Texan botanist Ferdinand Lindheimer, who was of German descent, and the flowers of the plant attracts bees, as well as butterflies.

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