Belleza® Gaura is a compact cultivar with light pink, dark pink and white striped star-shaped flowers. The 4 petals are. held fan-like and have long prominent stamens. The plant has a reddish color to it year long due to the new growth being red, the green leaves having a red midrib and the stems being red. The pink flowers in small clusters contrast nicely with the dark leaves. This plant will repeat bloom from spring through fall. The long taproot makes it drought tolerant but difficult to transplant. This plant needs well-drained average soil to prevent root rot, especially during the wet NC winters. Plant in full sun to light shade in the pollinator garden as a border or specimen plant. It also looks great in small groupings. The flowers will attract bees and butterflies. More information on Oenothera lindheimeri .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Occasionally Dry
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in. | Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect; Multi-stemmed; Rounded
Texture
Medium
Leaf color
Green; Red/Burgundy
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Elliptical
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf value
Showy
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Narrow elliptic leaves are pointed at both ends with entire margins. Midribs are red, new growth is red and stems are red. Up to 3.5 inches long and 1/2 inch wide.
Flower color
Pink; White
Flower value
Showy
Flower form
Panicle
Flower shape
Star
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Flowers have 4 pink petals held at and above the centerline fan-like with long prominent stamens. They bloom in small clusters. The plant repeat blooms from spring into fall
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Stem color
Red/Burgundy
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
SE USA
Wildlife value
Flowers attract bees and butterflies. Deer resistant.