General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 32 - 40 inches
Plant Spread: 10 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip

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

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2015-05-28
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-03-14
Seeds obtained from Swallowtail Garden Seeds
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-02-05
Location: NE Washington
Date: September 2011
Plant Events from our members
carlysuko On July 6, 2018 Bloomed
carlysuko On March 30, 2018 Obtained plant
Transferred seedlings into the garden
carlysuko On January 20, 2018 Seeds germinated
carlysuko On January 10, 2018 Seeds sown
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