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Lindheimer's Gaura
Gaura lindheimeri
Size
Height - 2 to 4 feet
Width - 2 to 3 feet
Sun
Full sun to part shade
Plant Type
Native perennial
Other common names
Whirling Butterflies,
Wand Flower
BLOOMING
MONTHS
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Save Water Low water required
More Color White or light pink flowers from spring through fall
Attract Wildlife Flowers attract butterflies
Reduce Maintenance Cut back by half in late spring to control size
Texas Tough Grows often across Texas prairies and along roadsides
Interesting Facts
Flowers may be white or pink, and float above the plant on long stalks. They appear to dance in the wind, like butterflies (hence its common name). The four-petaled flowers themselves actually look like little butterflies. Foliage may range from green to maroon.
Lindheimer's Gaura in Frisco
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