CHUXAY GARDEN Scarlet Gaura Seeds for Planting Outdoors Beautiful Oenothera Suffrutescens 100 Seeds Drought Tolerant Evening Primrose Flowering Plant Rare Native Wildflower Low-Maintenance

Scarlet Gaura, formerly Gaura coccinea, is a common western plains species whose range extends just into Minnesota's western counties. It can easily be overlooked because, like many open prairie species, it flowers early in the morning, with the petals of that day quickly wilting away with the onset of the heat of the day. Interestingly, within this fleeting moment, petals that emerge white to pink tinged, rapidly darken to rich salmon pink or red before the petals completely shrivel. The foliage can be robust in really fertile soil, but fewer flowers form. Top dress with fully composted manure in the spring. Provide irrigation during long hot spells, and cut the plants back by a third after flowering to keep them looking neat. Hot summer weather may cause the plants to stop flowering briefly.