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Gaura Whirling Butterflies
£15.00
2 Litre pot
Key information
Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' brings graceful movement and delicate white blooms that flutter like butterflies in the breeze. A must-have for wildlife-friendly and cottage gardens, Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' is drought-tolerant and low-maintenance. This perennial plant flowers from late spring to autumn, making it a perfect choice for adding height and elegance to borders and pots.
Save 20% on outdoor plants and pre-designed borders before February 28th! Discounts are automatically applied at the checkout. Plants will be delivered in the spring. A member of the Soto team will be in touch in March to arrange a suitable date for delivery.
Good to know
Flowering
Pollinator
Pet friendly
Add a Medium pot
Delivery & Returns
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Top Tip
Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage continuous blooming, and trim back in early spring to promote fresh, bushy growth.
How to care for Gaura Whirling Butterflies
Aspect
Sun and Partial
Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' loves to be in the full sun and can tolerate the part-shade.
Care Level
Easy
This is a very low maintenance plant.
Watering
Moderate amounts of water, drought tolerant when established
Allow soil to dry slightly between watering.
Feeding
Compost
Plant with lots of good quality, peat-free compost. Feed in the spring and summer with a liquid feed to promote strong healthy growth.
Soil
Tolerates most soils
When preparing to plant, ensure the soil is well draining by mixing in grit with your compost.
Quick facts
BOTANICAL NAME
Oenothera lindheimeri (formerly Gaura lindheimeri) 'Whirling Butterflies'
PLANT TYPE
Flowers every year (perennial)
RECOMMENDED SOTO POT SIZE
Medium
HARDINESS
Hardy
NURSERY POT SIZE
2L
TOXICITY
None that are reported.
EVENTUAL GROWTH (2-5 YEARS)
Height - 1m, Width - 0.5-1m
FLOWERING PERIOD
Late spring to early autumn (May–October)
White Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora)
In this Soto Masterclass, Max introduces the White Foxglove, which is also known as the Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora, a very similar relation to the Sutton's Apricot Foxglove.
The White Foxglove loves to bask in the sun and provides elegant points of interest to the scheme. Loved by pollinators they are a focal point within a border.
Max explains that as a biennial the flowers have a two year life cycle, with flowers at their best in the second year.
Watch Max demonstrate how to spread the seeds of the foxglove to grow more plants. He explains, when, how and where to cut the foxglove stem with secateurs and how to feed them with compost after. Max reveals this is a job which can be done into late Autumn.
This guide shows how to encourage a smaller second flush of flowers in the summer. Read the full Masterclass on pruning a foxglove here.
