Gaura
Bee blossom
- Height × spread
- 0.3m – 1.2m × 0.3m – 0.9m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
These wavy plants have an insouciant charm that is hard to resist. The flowers, in one form likened to a butterfly, have long stamens that extend outside the mouth of the flower. The flowers are carried on long stalks and flower all summer through. There are a huge number of varieties in production with plush and exotic names. The greatest charm, (in my view), lies with the simplest forms. These stand between 60cm and 1.2 metres in height.
- 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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