Scientific name: Gaura lindheimeri
Family: ONAGRACEAE
Common names: “White gaura” “Lindheimer’s beeblossom”
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 5-9
Light: Full sun best, handles some light shade
Exposure: Exposed
Soil: Best with average soil, but grows in rocky poor soils, prefers less clay
Moisture: Well drained – dry
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 3-5′ W 1-3′
Leaf and Stem shape: Slender erect stems bearing small spoon-shaped leaves
Flower: Starry white or pink-tinged flowers in loose racemes in summer and autumn
Maintenance: Low, can be sheared back to reduce height, cut back hard after frost to 6″, but don’t cut into old wood, they resent being moved
Landscape use: Flower borders, cottage garden, informal prairie planting
Propagate: By seed and cuttings
Pests & Disease: Can have problems if grown in soggy conditions, generally pest free
Comments: Easy going “see through” plant with a very long flowering season, native to southern USA, not recommended for a controlled “tidy” garden
~AGM winner
Cultivars: G. l. ‘Whirling Butterflies’ – starts pink opens white, compact floriferuos
G. l. ‘Ballerina Blush’ – white with pink tinge, upright form, 12-18″ H 12″ W, container
