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Gaura lindheimeri 'Colso'
"Sunny Butterflies"™ Pat.PP 14815

Gaura lindheimeri 'Colso' "Sunny Butterflies"™ U.S. Patent No. P.P. 14815

In 1994, employees of Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery in Medford, Oregon spotted a pink flowering sport on a white-flowering seedling of Gaura lindheimeri. Three years later, 'Siskiyou Pink' was one of the hottest plants on the West Coast and it is beginning to gain recognition on the East Coast as well

Gaura lindheimeri 'Colso' "Sunny Butterflies"™ is a recent offspring of 'Siskiyou Pink'. Developed by Mr. Howard Bentely of Plant Growers Australia, of Victoria, Australia. This New Cultivar is more compact, than the parent and is much more compact than the other variegated cultivar Gaura 'Corries Gold'. The pink flowers on this cultivar are held upright on sturdy green stems. The white edged variegation with abundant pink flowers makes this New Cultivar an ideal plant for the perennial garden or as a potted highlight for the outdoor living space.


Specifics:   

Name:	Gaura lindheimeri
Common name:	Gaura, beeblossom
Family:	Onagraceae

 

Description:	Native to Texas, Louisiana and Mexico. This drought and heat-tolerant perennial has ½ inch, four- petaled flowers that appear in clumps on the tips of red upright stems
Height/Width:	24" height -24"width
Diseases/insects:	none serious
Landscape value:	perennial borders and naturalized areas
Hardiness:	USDA Hardiness Zones 5-10


It is adaptable to almost any soil and is tolerant of high humidity. It is resistant to drought, but like most xeriscape perennials, it looks best when given regular irrigation.

It blooms from early spring to frost, but flowers are most abundant in late spring.

 

Gaura lindheimeri 'Colso'
"Sunny Butterflies"™