This long-flowering herbaceous perennial continues to produce a mass of delicate flowers on the Herbaceous Beds.
Previously referred to as Gaura lindheimeri this attractive perennial plant originates from Mexico, Texas and Louisiana where it grows in prairies, pineland and pond margins in sun and partial shade. It is a valuable species for dry, hot conditions. Oenothera lindheimeri is a clump-forming, tap-rooted perennial reaching 1.5m in height. It has wiry stems with slender alternate leaves, and the irregular star-shaped, white flowers are held in panicles. ‘The Bride’ is a selection of the species and produces wands of delicate flowers from May to September. A member of the Onagraceae family this species is closely related to the evening primroses, also Oenothera.