가우라 '발레리나 블러쉬'

가우라 '발레리나 블러쉬'

 

 

 

과명 Onagraceae (바늘꽃과) 속명 Gaura (가우라속) 전체학명 Gaura lindheimeri 'Ballerina Blush' Hort. Bengal. 11 (1814) 추천명 가우라 '발레리나 블러쉬' 이명   외국명

 

 

 Gaura lindheimeri, commonly called gaura, is a herbaceous clump-forming perennial that is native to Texas and Louisiana. It grows to as much as 5' tall on stems clad with spoon-shaped to lanceolate leaves (to 3" long). Pinkish buds along wiry, erect, wand-like stems open to white flowers which slowly fade to pink. Flowers appear in long, open, terminal panicles and open only a few at a time. Narrow, lance-shaped, stemless leaves (1-3" long) are occasionally spotted with maroon.

Genus name comes from the Greek gauros meaning superb in reference to the beautiful flowers.

Specific epithet honors Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer (1801-1879), Texas plant collector.

BALLERINA BLUSH is part of the compact Ballerina Series. It is an upright, slightly-spreading perennial that typically grows to 24" tall. It is the result of a cross in a controlled breeding program between Gaura 'Siskiyou Pink' (female parent) and an unnamed dwarf Japanese gaura (male parent). Four-petaled, blush-pink flowers bloom above the foliage in open wand-like panicles from late spring to fall. Flowers open up, only a few at a time, and dance in the wind like butterflies. Flowers have a light fragrance. Narrow, oblanceolate, dark green leaves (to 2 1/2” long) with dentate margins appear on wiry stems. U.S. Plant Patent PP14,683 was issued on April 6, 2004.

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