Oenothera, Appleblossom Grass, Gaura, Lindheimer's Beeblossom 'Pink Cloud'

Keep an eye on new growth. This plant is an aphid magnet. A light hose down usually fixes the problem. I also cut mine back to keep it in shape.

My Plant came with a tag that said" Gaura" and no other info.
I was very please with the year round wand like flower. It moves in ...Read Morethe wind like a boat on water. I got a lot of compliments from neighbors.
Its a short lived Perennial; the first one died 3 yrs after I planted it. The main stem just got very woody and then all dried up like most lavender do. So luckily I've propagated cuttings so I get fresh new plants every yr not knowing how long the plant will continue to age. Insects loves the flower, got bees and all kinds of flies hoovers all the time.

This plant is so pretty. It is very drought tolerant which is a must for Texas summers. I planted one last year and it has tripled in s...Read Moreize, so I planted three more. Pretty color to add to any landscape.

I have one of these plants I bought two seasons ago and put in a large outdoor clay pot with other plants. It adds such a waterfall of ba...Read Moreckground color to the pot. When it seems to be getting too leggy, I cut is all the way down and it shoots new long stems of flowers again. Even without the flowers the foliage is pretty with a tinge of red in the green leaves. The best thing is it survives over winter with temperatures as low as 27. I've even moved it from one pot to another and did just fine. I'm going to get more this year as soon as I see them in the nurseries. Mine were tagged "Gaura lindheimeri" and Pink Lady as common name. But the pot said "Apple blossom grass, pink butterflies. So who knows but my pictures are posted and it looks the most like this variety.