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1 GAURA ‘BELLEZA’

This easy-to-grow perennial produces a long-lasting display of blooms in white, and light or dark pink. Butterflies and bees love it. The blooms start opening in early summer and continue right through to autumn. Plant it en masse in the garden, or with other perennials in a mixed border.

: Plant in full sun and, while tolerant of poor soils, it performs better in well-drained, compost-enriched soil. Although drought tolerant, water

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