Compact and eye-catching, Gaura 'Siskiyou Pink' features airy-looking, 4-petaled pink flowers fluttering along thin stems and resembling clouds of butterflies. This North American wildflower adds an interesting fine texture in the garden with its flowers dancing and dangling above the red-tinged foliage. It enjoys a long blooming season, typically from early summer into fall and forms a vase-shaped clump, about 18-24 in. tall (45-60 cm). Tolerates drought, heat, humidity, partial shade and dry soils and doesn't self-seed. Deer and rabbit resistant, Gaura attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Tough but delicate and incredibly pretty, Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' features tall, airy-looking flowers dancing and dangling along thin stems. It adds a unique texture in the garden with its 4-petaled, white butterfly-like flowers borne at the top of the airy spikes. More compact than its parent, this cultivar produces more crisp white flowers on reddish stems and doesn't self-seed. It enjoys a long blooming season, typically from early summer into fall and forms a vase-shaped clump, about 2-3 ft. high (60-90 cm). Tolerates drought, heat, humidity, partial shade and dry soils. Deer and rabbit resistant, Gaura attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Native to Texas and Louisiana, Lindheimer's Beeblossom (Gaura lindheimeri) is a remarkably pretty perennial plant with tall, airy-looking flowers giving the appearance of butterflies floating in the garden. It adds a unique texture in the garden with its 4-petaled, pink-tinged or white, 1 in. long (2.5cm), butterfly-like flowers borne at the top of the airy spikes. It enjoys a long blooming season, typically from early summer into fall, and forms a vase-shaped clump, about 2-4 ft. high (60-120 cm). Tolerates drought, heat, humidity, partial shade, and dry soils. Deer and rabbit resistant, Gaura attract butterflies and hummingbirds.