The gaura plant, also called wandflower or bee blossom, is a low-maintenance, long-blooming native perennial with lance-like foliage. The plant's flower stems feature 1-inch, four-petalled white or pink flowers that look similar to butterflies.
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies' is a clump-forming perennial native to the American South. It has an extremely long flowering season with sparse blooms that are said to resemble butterflies; hence, the name.
Gaura, Oenothera lindheimeri, is an herbaceous perennial species that grows 15 to 60 inches tall and spreads up to 36 inches in dense, basal clumps. Also known as beeblossom, butterfly flower, wand flower, and whirling butterflies, the long, wiry flower stems continue to elongate as they grow.
Gaura is a native perennial with an open airy habit, four-petaled pink or white flowers, and narrow lance-shaped foliage. The elegant blooms are produced on long, slender stems that move in the slightest breeze, resembling a cloud of fluttering butterflies.
With well-draining, sandy soil, gaura reqiures nothing more than full sun to thrive. Dancing pinkish-white whirly gigs on the end of long, slender stalks pretty much sums it up. Gaura is a low-maintenance perennial wildflower that will fill a garden with life from spring through early autumn.
Gaura is an airy flowering plant with a long bloom period, making it useful as an annual in regions where it is not hardy. There are also many compact cultivars.
Gaura was a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, native to North America. The name was derived from Greek γαῦρος (gaûros) meaning "superb" and named in reference to the stature and floral display of some species in this genus. [1]