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6 Gaura lindheimeri ‘The Bride’
The slim, wiry stems of gaura fade away into the
evening gloom so that the delicate white flowers look
as if they’re fluttering like tiny butterflies. This is a
tender perennial that can easily be grown from seed if
sown in early spring. Plant it in free-draining soil and
mulch in autumn with chipped bark to help to protect
it from cold weather.