Gaura lindheimeri: Airy, Long-Blooming Native Perennial

Native to Texas and Louisiana. Airy growth to 2½–4 feet high, 2–3 feet wide. Stalkless leaves 1½–3½ inches long grow directly from stems. Branching flower spikes bear many 1-inch white blossoms opening from pink buds.

Long bloom period (late spring to fall), with only a few flowers open at a time. Blossoms age to rosy pink, drop cleanly. Remove seed-bearing spikes to improve appearance, prolong bloom, and prevent excessive self-sowing. Long-lived; division unnecessary and difficult due to deep taproot (which confers drought tolerance). For more plants, allow a few seedlings to grow.