Here is another one of my favorite spring/summer flowers. Gaura lindheimeri is a great plant for the a spot in the front of the garden. Gaura lindheimeri is also called Whirling Butterflies. It grows about 2-3 feet tall flower spikes while the foliage is shorter than that. The plant gives an airy feel to the area. The flowers will bloom upward on the spikes. Gaura blooms from April through November. The leaves are a dark green about 2-3 inches long to 1/2 inch wide with the upper leaves smaller. Gaura likes rich clay or sandy soils of prairies, pinelands, moist edges of ponds, lakes and seepage areas.
Gaura can and will form into groups or colonies. The flowers are visited by numerous species of insects, especially small bees and beelike flies. A great plant to have. It has little to no trouble with insects and diseases. I have had this plant for many years and I love it.
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