Please make sure JavaScript is enabled.
 
Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Pink Dwarf' syn. Gaura lindheimeri 'Pink Dwarf'

 

Lindheimer's Beeblossom 'Pink Dwarf'

Gaura is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as beeblossoms. They are annual, biennial or perennial herbaceous plants. Several species are regarded as noxious weeds, especially in overgrazed areas where it easily takes hold. The species G. lindheimeri are cultivated as garden plants. 'Pink Dwarf' is a compact perennial with narrow, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and red stems bearing wand-like panicles of deep pink flowers from summer into autumn.

Contributed by @OICANALP

 
plant Features
  • Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Lindheimer's Beeblossom 'Pink Dwarf'

Latin name

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Pink Dwarf' syn. Gaura lindheimeri 'Pink Dwarf'

type

Herbaceous Perennial

family

Onagraceae

ph

6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

  • Water

    Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

  •  
    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Lindheimers Beeblossom Pink Dwarf is 0.30meters x 0.50meters 0.30 M 0.50 M

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Pink Dwarf' syn. Gaura lindheimeri 'Pink Dwarf'

Gaura is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as beeblossoms. They are annual, biennial or perennial herbaceous plants. Several species are regarded as noxious weeds, especially in overgrazed areas where it easily takes hold. The species G. lindheimeri are cultivated as garden plants. 'Pink Dwarf' is a compact perennial with narrow, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and red stems bearing wand-like panicles of deep pink flowers from summer into autumn.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

A tap rooted perennial, growing gaura plants do not like to be moved from place to place, so plant them where you want them to remain for several years. Plant them into a full sun area with rich soil and deep drainage. Growth needs of the gaura plant include organic soil. This encourages development of the taproot. The plants are drought tolerant once established, consequently, little care of gaura is needed. Water the plant in its pot thoroughly before planting – give it a good soaking. Prepare the area by digging a hole twice the size of the pot. Dig compost into the base of the hole. Remove the pot and position the plant in the hole, with the top of the rootball about level with the surrounding soil. Refill the planting hole with a mixture of garden soil and compost, firming as you go. Water in well and keep well watered during the plant's first year.

 

Propagation

From Early Spring TO Early Summer

Propagate by seed in pots in a cold frame from spring to early summer or propagate by basal cuttings or softwood cuttings in spring or semi-hardwood cuttings in summer

 

Planting in containers

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Use good quality compost for container growing and raise the pot on 'pot feet' through the winter months to help with drainage.

 
Subscribe to GardenTags Premium to get personalised planting tasks and more for your entire plant collection
 
Gardeners who are growing this plant