Belleza Guara
Location
Butterfly Garden
- Common Name: Belleza Guara – (Dark Pink) (another common name is Wand Flower)
- Scientific Name: Gaura lindheimeri
- Family Name: Onagraceae
- Origin: native to North America
- Height: 1’ – 3’
- Width: 2’ – 3’
- Growth: moderate
- Zone: 6 – 9
- Light Needs: Full Sun
- Salt Tolerance: moderately
- Soil/PH/Texture: Best grown in sandy, loamy, well-drained soils – acidic (pH 6.1 – 7.8)
- Soil Moisture: Good drainage is essential
- Drought Tolerance: High
- Pests/Diseases: No pests or diseases are of major long-term concern. Root rot may occur in poorly drained soils, rust and powdery mildew may also happen. Also watch for aphids, whitefly and flea beetles.
- Growing Conditions: low maintenance and easy to grow.
- Characteristics: this deciduous plant has green simple leaves that are arranged opposite, are lanceolate in shape, 2” – 4” in length, with pinnate venation. The dark pink, star-shaped flowers bloom in spring, summer and fall.
- Propagation: Easily propagated from seed.
- Wildlife: attracts butterflies and hummingbirds plus is deer and rabbit resistant.
- Facts: Do not move this perennial once it is planted, Gaura has a deep carrot-like root that does not transplant well. Gaura’s long tap root allows it to survive drought situations.
- Designer Considerations: used for a specimen, in mass plantings, as a border plant, in pots and is suitable for xeriscaping.
