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Gaura lindheimeri
White Butterfly
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Uses: Ornamental plant perfect for cottage garden or along informal borders. Works well in mass plantings. Elegant white flowers on numerous erect stems. Has a prolonged flowering period
Can be cut back after flowering to promote fuller growth next year.

  • Height 0.8-1m
  • Spread 0.6-0.8m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Onagraceae
  • Botanical Name Gaura lindheimeri
  • Common Name White Butterfly
  • Origin North America
  • Habit Upright, Spreading, Dense
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Tidal flats, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Star
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)