Slenderstalk Beeblossom
Oenothera filipes
Slenderstalk beeblossom is an airy beeblossom (formerly Gaura) with wands of dancing white-to-pink flowers over wiry stems, a long-blooming, drought-tolerant native for sunny borders.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MS, SC, TN
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