General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip

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Common names
  • Gaura
  • Appleblossom Grass
  • Wandflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oenothera lindheimeri
  • Synonym: Gaura lindheimeri

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Location: My 6b garden
Date: 2014-06-01
Teeny, tiny and already blooming.
Location: My 6b garden
Date: 2016-06-14
Location: NW Oklahoma
Date: 2023-10-05
Location: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville, FL
Date: 2019-05-15
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-10-01
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-08-30
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Location: Conservation Garden Park, West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-07-20
Location: Gardenfish garden
Date: 2019-08-07
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2009-10-16
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credit: JJ Harrison
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2009-07-12
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Comments:
  • Posted by gardenfish (Arkansas - Zone 7b) on Aug 10, 2019 10:49 AM concerning plant:
    This is a wonderful plant for bumblebees because it blooms more or less on a continual basis. It produces long waving flower stalks that wave in the breeze and it it very funny to watch the bumblebees holding on for dear life! Also very good for honey bees. Drought resistant once established.
Plant Events from our members
mbotanas On May 7, 2023 Transplanted
Homegrown seedlings from 2022 planted out in the garden
lovesblooms On March 26, 2020 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms On February 16, 2020 Seeds sown
winter sown
MuseLea On May 5, 2022 Potted up
MuseLea On April 22, 2022 Obtained plant
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