Gaura lindheimeri




Family Onagraceae
Tribe Onagreae
Scientific name Gaura lindheimeri Engelmann & A. Gray
Synonyms Gaura filiformis Small var. munzii Cory
Common name (Japanese common name) hakucho-sou (ハクチョウソウ, 白蝶草 [meaning: white butterfly weed]), yama-momo-sou (ヤマモモソウ, 山桃草 [meaning: mountain peach weed])
(English common name) Lindheimer's beeblossom, swirling butterflies
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) [native] USA
Habitat Roadside, field
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Plants 60-100cm tall. Flowers white or pink 2-3cm across, flowering in June to October. Pelennial plants.
Reference Gaura lindheimeri Engelm. & A. Gray
Gaura Linnaeus
Note Naturalized plants (introduced as garden plants in late 19th)



August 2007
at Hitach Coast Park
August 2007
at Hitach Coast Park
August 2007
at Hitach Coast Park