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Gaura Sparkle White

Gaura Sparkle White

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Sparkle White’

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Gaura Sparkle White is a compact, free-flowering perennial that produces hundreds of delicate pure white blooms held on slender stems above neat green foliage. The flowers flutter in the slightest breeze, creating the appearance of white butterflies dancing through the garden from late spring until autumn.

With its long flowering season, drought tolerance and low-maintenance nature, Gaura Sparkle White is perfect for cottage gardens, mixed borders, containers and modern landscape plantings. Its compact habit makes it particularly useful in smaller gardens where space is at a premium but colour is still desired.


Why You'll Love Gaura Sparkle White

  • Masses of elegant pure white flowers
  • Long flowering season from spring through autumn
  • Compact and tidy growth habit
  • Attracts bees and pollinators
  • Excellent drought tolerance once established
  • Adds movement and softness to garden beds
  • Perfect for containers and smaller gardens
  • Easy-care and low maintenance

  • Expected 5 Year Height 0.6 M Width 0.6 M

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
  • Free draining
  • Sandy
  • Normal
  • Stoney
  • Chalky

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?

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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