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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    November 7, 2016
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    Many varieties of Gaura plant have a tendency to fall open.
    Little can be done for this growing pattern.
    You can try planting varieties such as 'Pink Cloud" Gaura. It has a strong upright growth pattern and does not fall open.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gaura/growing-gaura-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 30, 2017
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    Gaura plants can sometimes survive the winter in colder zones, and it seems to depend on how wet they get. Well-draining soil and a drier site will increase their survival in the winter.

    The plant should not be cut back in the winter. The remaining foliage may help to protect the roots from cold. You can cover them when it is about to freeze, or when the foliage is no longer green.
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gaura/growing-gaura-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    MichiganDot on
    October 25, 2017
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    Gaura is one of those perennials that isn't long-lived so it is best to let them go to seed at the end of the season. My gaura have made it through zone 5 winters without any special care. You may have a special cultivar that is less hardy; I don't know. Cut the stems down all the way; the plant sends up new ones next year. The leaves may be left intact. Mulch with a mixture of chopped/shredded leaves and wood mulch. Snow is a great insulator for plants so you can always pile it over the gaura but remove excess snow when spring melt starts.

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  • Answered by
    MichiganDot on
    June 1, 2018
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    Cutting back the bloom stalks is how gaura is dead-headed so it is fine to trim them all the way back to the basal leaves.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 17, 2018
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    You can cut Gaura back once by one-half when the plant is about 12 inches tall for a bushier plant with only about a one-week delay in blooming or cut it back to about two-thirds its unpruned height one more time in midsummer for blooms starting in late summer on a compact plant.
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gaura/growing-gaura-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    MichiganDot on
    June 27, 2018
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    Gaura have a deep taproot and relatively few small feeder roots. They don't like to be transplanted - true of all plants with taproots. They also like soil on the dry side. Take your plant and put it in the shade or create temporary shade with a box or cloth. The Gaura will recover. When it looks happy again, slowly get it used to full sun. If it wilts during the day, it isn't ready for full sun. I have Gaura and have moved it so I know what you are going through. Be sure to collect some seed; depending on where you live, Gaura are considered "short-lived" meaning 2-3 years. I find that they self-sow and I don't need to replant them in my zone 6a garden.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 26, 2018
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    Guara need full sun and well draining loamy soil.

    This article will help you access the plants and the care they need.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gaura/growing-gaura-plants.htm

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