Gaura

Gaura lindheimeri Siskiyou Pink

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: May to September
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  A graceful, hazy plant with airy spikes of bright pink, star-shaped flowers with long anthers like daddy long-legs, held high above the foliage on slender stems from May to September. This long-flowering perennial looks equally at home in an informal cottage-style garden or among soft grasses in a new perennial border. It is exceptionally drought-tolerant and will soak up the sun. Give it space, as its wispy stems will lean over.

• Garden care: Resist the temptation to cut back gaura after it has flowered as it takes on beautiful autumn tints, particularly in cold weather. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.