General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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: 12-18 inches (to 30 inches including bloom spike)
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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

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