Pink Gaura

 

Gaura lindheimeri

Onagraceae

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Form: Shrub
Seasonality: Perennial
Size: 4 feet tall by 3 feet wide
Leaves; Stalk-less growing directly from the stem

Flowers: Branching flower spikes bear many closely set 1 inch long pink blossom

Fruit: Seed
Stems/Trunks: Arising from a deep taproot, tall and slender
Range/Origin: Texas & Louisiana
Hardiness: Sunset zones 2b - 24

Comments: Low litter, No thorns

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Exposure: Full sun
  • Water: Low to moderate
  • Soil: Average, well drained
  • Propagation: Seed
  • Maintenance: Some; seed spikes should be removed to enhance flowering

 

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