Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies'
"Lindheimer's beeblossom"
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Let the fluttery flowers of Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' fill your summer with pure plant joy. Whirling by name and by nature, a mass of upright stems topped with profuse spires of delicate blooms billow in a summer breeze, bringing airy, relaxing movement to your planting scheme. This Lindheimer's beeblossom creates a brilliant contrast among sturdy upright perennials, or is the perfect complement to other hazy plant neighbours like ornamental grasses. Whist the flowers are white, the appearance from afar is a soft pink cloud due to the pink buds which open throughout summer.
You can enjoy a long season of interest with Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies', which typically starts flowering in early summer and continues to produce new flowers until early autumn. Each year, this perennial will become more bushy and prolific until it reaches its full established size of around 1m. This low-maintenance character (also known as Oenothera lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies') is fairly drought tolerant in summer and also winter hardy. It won’t require a lot of your time once established—just chop it down in autumn and in spring it will grow back!
Key features
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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Drought tolerant
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies' syn. Oenothera lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'
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Flower colour
Pink, white
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Plant size
1
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Established height
50-70cm
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Established spread
50-70cm
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Plant spacing
3 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
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Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Borders
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Gravel gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Wildlife gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Loam-based compost
Multipurpose compost
Sandy
Stony -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Lindheimer's beeblossom" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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