Oenothera Species, Biennial Beeblossom, Gaura

Gaura biennis thrives well in my zone 7b garden. It definitely need space for it to grow. One of hummingbirds' favorites.

This a vigorous plant, growing very large if conditions are right. It is considered a biennial, but we had some grow AND flower the firs...Read Moret year after seed was sown in the fall. The plants were identified as the Biennial species.

This is native to the central and eastern portions of the US and it's current scientific name is Oenothera gaura.

This is not a plant suited for landscaping. It needs room, so make sure you have space or use some other plant that cannot reseed easily. But if you have space, this is a Hummingbird magnet! In the fall I could not get hummingbirds to come to the feeders near the house, but they could be found out in my prairie-to-be where this plant thrives!