Gaura Sparkle White
Gaura Sparkle White
Gaura lindheimeri ‘Sparkle White’
Gaura Sparkle White is one of those plants that keeps working when you’re busy doing everything else in the garden. It forms a tidy clump of narrow green leaves, then sends up loads of airy stems covered in clean white, butterfly-like flowers for months on end. The overall look is light and soft — great for modern landscapes, cottage-style borders, and mixed plantings where you want long colour without constant deadheading.
In South Island conditions, Gaura Sparkle White is valued for being tough, drought-tolerant once established, and happy in poorer soils as long as drainage is decent. It’s also a handy choice for sunny, open sites where other flowering perennials can sulk. Use it through garden beds, along paths, or in mass plantings to create an easy, natural flow through the garden.
Is Gaura Sparkle White suitable for my garden?
Is Gaura Sparkle White suitable for my garden?
Gaura Sparkle White is best suited in a position that gets
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Gaura Sparkle White is
- Perennial
- Drought resistant
- Drought resistant once established
- Frost Tolerant
- Wind Tolerant
- Flowering
- Attracts pollinators
- Fast-growing
- Cold hardy
Gaura Sparkle White will thrive in soil that is
- Nutrient rich
- Clay
- Acidic
- Swampy
- Free draining
- Sandy
- Normal
How to establish your Gaura Sparkle White?
How to establish your Gaura Sparkle White?
Position: Full sun is best (more flowers, sturdier growth). Light shade is okay, but it may flower less.
Soil: Prefers free-draining soil. If you’ve got heavier clay, plant into a raised area or improve drainage with grit/compost.
Watering (first season): Water deeply 1–2 times a week until established (more often in hot, windy weather). After that, it’s fairly drought-tolerant.
Spacing: Give it room for airflow — it looks best and stays healthier when not crowded.
How to maintain your Gaura Sparkle White once established?
How to maintain your Gaura Sparkle White once established?
Trim for repeat flowering: A light shear after a big flush can encourage a fresh wave of blooms.
End-of-season tidy: In late winter/early spring, cut back old stems to make way for new growth.
Feeding: Not a heavy feeder — a light spring feed or a compost top-up is plenty.
Wet winters note: In colder, wetter spots, the main “risk” is soggy soil — drainage is the key to keeping Gaura Sparkle White thriving.
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- Expected 5 Year Height 0.9 M Width 0.6 M
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