Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Other & Bicolor ), 0 by htop

htop wrote:
Kisses Gaura (Gaura suffulta ssp. suffulta), Onagraceae Family, Texas native, annual/perennial, blooms March through June

This gaura grows in the moist rich soils of the Edwards Plateau and mostly east of the Balcones Escarpment. Occasionally, it inhibits disturbed sandy to clayey soils in grasslands and open areas. Look for it along roadsides, in prairies and regularly mown embankments along freeways. It is a bit gangly; but, it is suitable for rock gardens, wildscapes, xeriscapes and other landscape areas that have well drained soil.

For more information, see its PlantFiles entry:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/64326/index.html

This plant is between one and four feet tall and has sweet smelling white flowers that turn pink with age. The flowers are about 1/2 inch wide and have dark red anthers.

This message was edited Jul 30, 2005 11:06 AM