Illustration of Gaura lindheimeri by D. Bois in Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (1897). [Public Domain]

Genus: Gaura


Common Names: coming soon


Description coming soon.


Distribution: coming soon


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Gaura lindheimeri


Common name(s): bee blossom, wandflower


Description: perennial; green, maroon-spotted leaves and abundant white flowers on long, wispy spikes from late spring into autumn. Incredibly long-blooming and drought-adapted. Will occasionally self-seed. 


Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.


Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil


Uses: ornamental, to attract pollinators


Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below


Drought: adapted to 4 months of summer drought


Distribution: U.S. (Texas, Louisiana), N. Mexico