Gaura lindheimeri | Sparkle White Benzakein Chai Removing spent flowers will encourage

Removing spent flowers will encourage more blooms

In late spring or early summer

The plant is actually named after the plantswoman Peachie Saxton from Mississippi who discovered it

This plant is best grown in average but well-drained soils

This is also definitely for the Flower Farmer out there

Gaura lindheimeri | Sparkle White Benzakein Chai Removing spent flowers will encourageIf ever there was a pretty perennial then I would have to say this is it. Also known as whirling butterflies and Lindheimer's Beeblossom this romantic floaty perennial is a must have in the garden. This is variety is white with a touch of pink as the buds open. Gaura enjoys a particularly long flowering season which is normally from early summer right the way through into autumn. The little butterfly like flowers dance in the breeze. The plants form a