Karalee Petite Pink gaura

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Karalee Petite Pink'

AnnualOnagraceae

Karalee Petite Pink gaura
Deer-resistantDrought tolerant
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Growth rate
Moderate
Habit
Clumping
Bloom season
Summer, autumn
Soil types
Sand, loam, clay

Garden uses

AccentBorderContainerCottage gardenMeadowNaturalizedPollinator gardenRock garden

Attracts

ButterfliesHummingbirdsBeesBirds

Notes

'Karalee Petite Pink' gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri 'Karalee Petite Pink') is an annual for borders, pollinator gardens, containers, and cottage gardens. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. The flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. Deer tend to pass it by. This clumping plant is drought tolerant once settled in.

Pairs well with Blue-eyed grass, Japanese forest grass, Ornamental onion, and Casa Blanca lily.