Gaura lindheimeri seed

LATIN NAME: Gaura lindheimeri

COMMON NAME: Lindheimer’s Beeblossom

The Lindheimer’s beeblossom is the fine, white wand of the summer border, and the four-petalled flowers open along the tall, wand-like stems. The upright, clump-forming, perennial plant carries the narrow, lance-shaped, green leaves and the tall, wand-like racemes of the small, white or pink-flushed, four-petalled flowers that open from the base upward through the summer, one of the fine, airy sights of the border. The plant is a fine, generous presence of the summer garden, and it is a plant of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Lindheimer’s beeblossom is an airy subject of the plant science, and the white wands keep showing up in the work on the summer perennials. The way the flowers open from the base upward along the tall, wand-like stems has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the summer perennials, the prairie plants and the members of the evening-primrose family. The narrow, lance-shaped leaves and the clump-forming habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the Lindheimer’s beeblossom is a regular subject of the work on the white wands of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Lindheimer’s beeblossom is a fine, airy plant of the summer border and the prairie garden. The tall, wand-like racemes of the small, white or pink-flushed, four-petalled flowers open through the summer, one of the fine, airy sights of the border, drawing the bees and the moths of the evening, and the plant flowers on into the early autumn without the fuss. It is one of the fine choices for the summer border, the prairie bed and the cutting garden, and it has been written up in the horticultural papers for the white wands and the long, generous season. It is a fine, airy plant of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.

Cut the old stems down in the late autumn, and the fresh wands will come again from the base.

To grow the Lindheimer’s beeblossom from seed, sow the small, brown seeds over the surface of a pot of loose, free-draining soil, with a light press, keep the pot in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings appear within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the well-drained ground, the white wands will open through the summer.

Annual/Perennial:    Perennial
Color:    White
Bloom Time:    Summer
Height:    36 – 48″
Sun/Shade:    Sun
Native To:    North America
Zones:    3 – 9