The Butterflies Collection™ of Gaura

Gaura lindheimeri (common name 'Bee Blossom') is a heat, drought and humidity tolerant flower native to Texas, Louisiana and Mexico. All three 'Butterflies' cultivars are offspring of Gaura lindheimeri "Siskiyou Pink" and were bred and developed by Mr. Howard Bentley of Plant Growers Australia, Victoria, Australia. This collection was the first heavy flowering compact group of Gaura lindheimeri to enter the market Spring of 1999.

Gaura lindheimeri was scarcely known in normal production nurseries and with the exception of the cultivar Whirling Butterflies was rarely seen. That began to change in 1994 with the introduction of Gaura "Siskiyou Pink", an introduction by Mr. Baldassare Mineo and his company Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery, Medford, Oregon, U.S.A. Gaura "Siskiyou Pink" was found as a pink flowering sport of a white flowering seedling of Gaura lindheimeri. Mr. Mineo and the cultivar "Siskyou Pink" can claim responsibility for the introduction for the genus Gaura to mainstream perennial growers around the world.

Gaura lindheimeri 'Benso' "Blushing Butterflies" ® pp#14661 Pretty blush pink flowers held upright above the very dark green foliage.
Gaura lindheimeri "Crimson Butterflies" ® pp#13189 Very Compact with very dark crimson foliage
Gaura lindheimeri 'Colso' "Sunny Butterflies" ® pp#13815 The white edged variegation with abundant pink flowers makes this New Cultivar an ideal plant for the perennial garden.