Gaura
- Botanical Name
- Gaura lindheimeri
- Hardiness
- Zones 5 to 9
- Height
- 3 to 4 feet
- Width
- 2 to 3 feet
- Flowers
- Early summer to frost: white, pink
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Good drainage is essential for gaura
- May become leggy in rich soils, cut back by half in late spring for sturdier stems, bushier growth and improved vigor.
- Heat and drought tolerant once established
- Division of plant clump is usually not necessary
- Easily grown from seed
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Crimson Butterflies - bright pink flowers, crimson foliage, compact
- Sunny Butterflies - pink flowers with white margins
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