Flowers
Gaura lindheimeri -
Lindheimer's beeblossom
Create airy, cloud-like drifts of white with this free-flowering, hardy perennial. Lance-shaped mid green leaves create a loose hummock of evergreen foliage. From summer to autumn, this is topped with wiry stems bearing butterfly-like white flowers, pink in bud. Simply trim back long stems once blooms fade.
- Plant type
- Perennial / Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun to Partial Sun
- Height
- 1.2m
- Spread
- 85cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Sow under cover Jan-May. Sow onto the surface of compost in trays and lightly cover. Seeds require the warmth of a windowsill or propagator at 20-25°C to germinate. Transplant to individual pots once seedlings are large enough to handle. Plant out to final position once the risk of frost has passed. Spacing 50cm apart.
Aftercare
Cut back close to ground in late winter before new growth emerges in spring.
Gallery
Ref. SEG001