General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White blooms with cherry-pink picotee edge
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP22290, Hardy, 2010

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Common names
  • Gaura
  • Appleblossom Grass
  • Wandflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oenothera lindheimeri
  • Synonym: Gaura lindheimeri
Also sold as:
  • Rosyjane
  • Harrosy

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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2020-04-24
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-31
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2023-10-22
Still in bloom after heavy frost
Location: Stanton Hall nursery, Northumberland UK
Date: 2013-07-17
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-13
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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2019-04-18
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-06-10
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-09-23
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2014-05-19
Flowers start opening from the bottom up.
Location: My garden
Date: 2023-06-22

Date: 2013-06-08
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2016-04-23
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2009-08-18
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-06-21
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-09-23
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-13
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-13
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-13
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-13
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2013-06-08

Date: 2013-06-08
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2014-09-27
Very floppy by the time it blooms in early fall.
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-05-24
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Comments:
  • Posted by Vals_Garden (Ontario, Canada - Zone 4b) on Nov 20, 2023 1:39 PM concerning plant:
    As this plant produces new flowers from the tips of each branch and does not flower from the tip to the root end in succession, removing spent flowers will also prevent new flowers from those branches!
    The bonus of this plant, apart from the very long bloom season, is that each branch gets longer and longer, ending up as gorgeous waving wands usually with bees bouncing up and down with them LOL
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