Botanical Name: Common Names:
Gaura lindheimeri Belleza Dark Pink Butterfly Bush,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Clumping, Rounded
Description:
Graceful, arching stems laden with four petalled dark pink flowers that flutter like butterflies in the slightest breeze appear in late spring and continue to charm until late autumn. Frost hardy, adaptable and very easy to grow. A splendid plant for patio containers, rockeries, cottage gardens or perennial gardens.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Easy to maintain. You can prune to approximately 15cm in early spring before the main flush of flower to tidy the plant. If desired, prune again in late summer before the autumn flush of flowers. Information and images courtesy of Ball Australia.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Onagraceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High