Gaura lindheimeri
Lindheim's bee blossom, Whirling butterflies
- Height × spread
- 0.3m – 1.2m × 0.3m – 0.9m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
A delightful plant that makes a foliage clump with dainty flowers held on slender stems above the foliage. The species has white flowers but many forms have been developed with variegated foliage in shades of red and pink. 'Corrie's Gold' has yellow edged leaves. The flowers, likewise, are produced in rosy and white shades and give the plant a richer, lusher effect than is obtained with the species. It flowers for some weeks in summer and disappears utterly during winter.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Red, Rose, White
- Foliage colour
- Cream, Green, Red, White, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell, Cube, Fan
- Height
- 0.3m – 1.2m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 0.9m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Prairie garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Coloured stems
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Apply slow release fertiliser
Apply a slow release fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plants soon after they have come into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
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