Meet the Slenderstalk Beeblossom
Slenderstalk beeblossom (Oenothera filipes) is a charming native perennial that belongs to the evening primrose family. You might also encounter it in older gardening references under its former names, including Gaura filipes. Don’t let the name changes confuse you – this is the same lovely plant that gardeners have been discovering and falling in love with for generations.
As a forb – basically a fancy botanical term for a soft-stemmed flowering plant – slenderstalk beeblossom lacks the woody stems of shrubs but makes up for it with delicate, airy flowers that seem to dance in the slightest breeze.
