Whirling Butterflies Wandflower
Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Whirling Butterflies Wandflower highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Brand
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pollinator Required
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Zones 5-9
Dainty Dancers on Long Stems Whirling Butterflies Wandflower!
- Lovely Waiving Wands of Dainty Blooms
- Pinkish Buds Open to White Flowers
- Long Bloom Season
- Tall Slender Flower Stems
- Bloom Summer till Fall!
- Delicate Airy Foliage & Blooms
- Pollinators, Butterflies & Hummingbirds!
- Containers, Beds & Borders
- Easy Care & Low Maintenance
- Hardy Native Plant
- Drought Tolerant Once Established
- Full Sun!
Whirling Butterflies Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies') brings graceful movement to your garden. Creating mounding clumps with an airy feel, and filling out with lance-shaped green foliage all summer. Long, slender red stems, full of pink buds open in succession from bottom to top into fluttering, unusual white blooms!
Gaura is a tough, native wildflower with a soft, appealing look and ultra-fine texture. Once it's established in your garden, a long tap-root makes it perfectly suited to survive the intense summer heat without additional watering.
These wind-lovers bring delight from young visitors, and you'll appreciate their prolific production all summer and autumn, from May to September. Like the wings of butterflies fluttering on tall slender stems, they dance and frolic on the slightest breeze!
How to Use Whirling Butterflies Wandflower In The Landscape
You'll want to use Whirling Butterflies as a ‘thriller’ in containers and patio planters. Graceful and fine texture for Cottage gardens or Perennial borders. Use in the back border of your cutting gardens and in Wildflower gardens with all the carefree ease that comes with hardy natives such as these!
Plant enough so you have plenty for cut flower arrangements, and so you can leave some for the bees and butterflies too! Lending graceful tall thrillers and finery to bouquets. Regardless of where you plant this delicate plant, you’ll enjoy hardiness and adaptability with this native wildflower!
Gaura is best suited at the back of the garden bed or nestled along a rock wall. Rock gardens and Naturalized meadows and prairie plantings are perfect for this native of the southern US, so you can be assured it can take the heat!
Like its namesake, butterflies will be fluttering around this plant during its entire, long bloom time. Also known as Beeflower, your beneficial pollinators will also be humming around these blooms! You may even chance to see a hummingbird or at least a hummingbird moth come by for a visit!
#ProPlantTips For Care
These tough native selections require full sun for the most vigorous growth. Provide at least 6 hours of sunlight per day, favoring the drying power of the morning sun.
Tolerant of poor soil, Guara also thrives in about any kind of well-drained soil with average fertility and with moderate, yet consistent moisture. Drought tolerant once established, be sure to provide ample waterings while young plants are becoming established.
Hardy in USDA growing zones 5 through 9, Whirling Butterflies Wandflower is such a wonderful contrast between a delicate beauty and a tough workhorse!
Requiring minimal care and maintenance, deadhead to remove spent blooms and encourage a rebloom. Prune it in late spring by cutting it back to half the size, if you want to keep it more compact.
Whirling Butterflies Wandflower is sure to add light and airy texture, and tough-as-nails tolerance to your landscape! Order your own butterflies on a wand today at NatureHills.com!
Head over to our Garden Blog to read about how to Prepare a Feast for Your Pollinators!
