Gaura lindheimeri, generally called butterfly gaura or the flower, provides interest to the backyard using its huge flowers that seem nearly out of left field on slender, grass-like stalks. This perennial tolerates a broad array of soil problems and reaches about 36-inches tall, from fertile and well-draining all of the way to acidic and dry. Once gaura is planted, it can’t be moved because it develops long tap-roots. By starting seeds in a managed atmosphere, the the easiest method to is.
The peat pots using a peat-based seed-starting medium, making certain to wet it carefully. Allow them to sit overnight to drain.
Create a indention to the middle of the pots, no over 1 1/16-inch-deep. Drop gaura seeds that are several and cover with all the medium that is remaining. Place a zip-top bag over each pot to make sure that the humidity will will remain high till after the seedlings emerge, about 2 weeks at 70 degrees Fahrenheit. There isn’t any need for warmth.
Check your gaura seeds everyday to ensure they don’t dry. Carefully mist the seeds using a spray bottle. Carry on to water together with the spray bottle till they produce their first two leaves once seedlings arise. Thin the seedlings in each pot to the finest one or two and carry on to water frequently. Begin hardening off the seedlings in about 6 months.