Northwest Blooms · Perennials
Gaura lindheimeri ‘Bantam Pink’
Bantam Pink Wandflower
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Height
- 1 to 2 feet
- Width
- 1 to 2 feet
- Flower color
- Bright pink flowers
- Foliage color
- Dark green lance-shaped leaves
- Bloom time
- Late spring to fall
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growing zone
- USDA Hardiness Zones 5 - 9
- Wildlife
- Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies due to its nectar-rich flowers
About this plant
Gaura lindheimeri 'Bantam Pink' is a wandflower cultivar, known for its compact growth, delicate appearance and charming, butterfly-attracting flowers. With lance-shaped green leaves and an upright to slightly arching habit, it forms clumps of foliage on wiry burgundy-colored stems. The plant's most distinctive feature is its wand-like spikes of small, four-petaled flowers in dark pink, held on slender stems that sway gracefully in the breeze.
'Bantam Pink' boasts an extended blooming period from late spring through fall. Thriving in full sun to partial shade, this low-maintenance perennial adds a touch of grace and wildlife attraction to gardens, making it a versatile choice for borders, cottage gardens, and other informal landscapes.
Works well in
Borders · Cottage Gardens · Pollinator Gardens · Containers
Companion plants
Bleeding hearts · Catmint · Heucheras · Lady's mantle · Hellebores · Hardy geraniums
Design tip
Late flowers extend the season, so set it behind or beside plants that finish in midsummer. Because it is easy about light, use it to carry a planting from a sunny end of the bed into the shadier side.
