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Gaura, Appleblossom Grass, Whirling Butterflies, Butterfly Gaura
Gaura lindheimeri
White gaura is an herbaceous perennial that grows in a loose, bushy clump. The stems are slender and wiry, and covered with tiny hairs. The flowers are produced above the foliage on erect spikes that continue to elongate throughout the extended blooming period of late spring until first frost. The individual flowers are about an inch across. They are white when they open at dawn, fading to rose-pink by the end of the day. Only a few flowers are open at any one time, and each drops off after blooming, leaving a clean, neat stalk. White gaura is well adapted to the hot summers of the southern US, and it has proven to be a winner elsewhere as well. It may not be the flashiest flower in the garden, but it is durable and dependable! If cut back in midsummer when flowering declines, gaura will regrow even bushier and bloom again in fall. Water regularly but do not overwater. This plant has a long taproot and does not transplant easily.
- Plant type: Perennial
- Maintenance level: Medium
- Water requirement: Medium
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun
- Height range: 2–4 Feet
- Width range: 3–5 Feet
- Growth rate: Medium
- Seasonal habit: Deciduous, Semi-Deciduous
- Flower color: White, Pink
- Flower season: Summer, Autumn
- Fruit color: Green
- General foliage color: Green
- Design style: Hummingbird, Butterflies
- Hardiness cold tolerance: -10 °F
- Soil preference: Well Drained, Dry
- Canopy value: 13 ft²
- Native location: Louisiana, Texas and northern Mexico
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral, Not Particular
- Sunset zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
- USDA hardiness zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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