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Genus Gaura

Gaura Gaura lindheimeri Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Bluestone Perennials
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The genus Gaura is made up of 20 or so species of annuals, biennials, perennials, and subshrubs from North America's moist habitats and prairies. Leaves are mainly basal. Long, flexible wands of 4-petaled, pink or white, starry flowers wave in the breeze. Use the graceful form of Gaura in a border.
 Noteworthy characteristics: North American natives. Delicate-looking, graceful flowers.
 Care: Prefers full sun and fertile, moist but well-drained soil, but can take part shade and some drought.
 Propagation: Annuals may be sown where they are to grow in the garden. Perennials should be started in a cold frame in spring or early summer, or divided in spring, or started from cuttings in spring or summer.
 Problems: Rust, leaf spots, and mildews.

Species, varieties and cultivars for genus Gaura

Gaura lindheimeri Gaura lindheimeri
(Wand flower, White gaura, Butterfly gaura) (6 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This North American wildflower is a bushy, clump-forming, vase-shaped perennial with lance-shaped or spoon-shaped, toothed leaves on slender, wand-like stems. Leaves may be occasionally spotted with maroon. Loose panicles of 4-petaled white flowers open only a few at a time and fade slowly to pink, blooming from late spring to early autumn.