I have spent most of my career as a Landscape Architect, studying plants in and around the Denver Metro Area. Along the way I have collected thousands of pictures of plants, my clients have found them very helpful in seeing how plants will actually grow in typical landscapes.
Pages
▼
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Whirling Butterflies / Gaura
Whirling Butterflies
Gaura lindheimeri
Perennial
Size:
Height 24-36”
Spacing 36”
Sun: Full Sun/ Light shade
Water: Xeric
Landscape Use: Good as single specimen,
Can can be used in mass for borders.
Comments: I have had mixed reviews
on reliability and can look weedy to some people.
Especially when planted too close together To avoid
this, plant the lower growing varieties.
Has a very long bloom time; from mid summer
to frost.
Maintenance: May cut back by half after flowering
Cut back in fall.
Maximum elevation: 6500 ft.
May Not Be Deer Resistant
No comments:
Post a Comment