Gaura lindheimeri Emmeline White - seeds

Gaura lindheimeri 'Emmeline White' is a small, compact and bushy plant that offers an earlier white flowering than most other varieties. Between late spring and late summer, it resembles a bouquet covered in small, star-shaped white flowers, as light as a flutter of butterflies. This variety is perfect for the front of borders or for edging pathways, as well as for cut flowers. Although short-lived, it is undemanding, generous, and essential in a flower garden. It is easy to sow, grows quickly, and flowers from a young age.

Gaura lindheimeri 'Emmeline white' belongs to the evening primrose family and is a cousin of evening primrose. The natural range of Gaura lindheimeri, from which this selection originates, is located on the border between Mexico and the United States (prairies and pine forests of Louisiana and Texas). It is one of the most floriferous plants. 'Emmeline White' has a compact, bushy habit. It is a perennial with a taproot, forming a bushy clump from a basal rosette, slightly spreading, 35-40 cm in height, with a spread of 30 to 40 cm. It is the branched, numerous, and slender flower stems that give the plant its bushy appearance. Flowering occurs in successive waves, from May-June until autumn. The butterfly-like flowers are grouped in panicles. The medium-green foliage is deciduous in winter and consists of small leaves, hairy on both sides. The root system of Gaura is a taproot that allows the plant to anchor itself in poor or rocky soils.

Gauras have quickly become the stars of urban flower beds and gardens. This success is due to their incredible floriferousness and their rapid growth. These plants, which seem unaffected by the wind, quickly become indispensable for those who have tried them. No matter where they are planted, they bring lightness and grace. Gaura lindheimeri 'Emmeline White' is perfect for the front of herbaceous borders or mixed borders, and to highlight the curve of a pathway. It pairs well with roses, grows among shrubs like abelias and deutzias, and accompanies undemanding perennials like catmints and scabious. Gaura also thrives in containers and pots.

The species name comes from the Greek "gauros", which means magnificent and proud, alluding to its astonishing flowering resembling butterflies clinging to its stems.