{"product_id":"rosy-jane-gaura","title":"Rosy Jane Gaura","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"pd-title-head\"\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOenothera lindheimeri\u003c\/em\u003e 'Rosy Jane'\u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(previously known as \u003cem\u003eGaura lindheimeri\u003c\/em\u003e 'Rosy Jane')\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUses:\u003c\/strong\u003e Front to mid border, hot and dry sites, outdoor containers, pollinator gardens, cutting gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four-petaled white flowers finished with a candy-pink picotee edge, opening from deep pink buds so both colors show at once. A compact, low-branching selection that avoids the legginess typical of the species, over foliage mottled with purple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5–9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to partial sun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife Cycle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy Perennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clumping, mounding — low basal mound with slender wand-like flower stems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Color:\u003c\/strong\u003e White with pink picotee edges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green mottled with purple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMature Height:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–24 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMature Width:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–24 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late spring into early fall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSummary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe knock on gaura has always been that it looks wonderful in June and like a collapsed pile of sticks by August. Long wiry stems, sparse growth at the base, and a tendency to fall outward from the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Rosy Jane' is a low-branching selection that keeps the plant furnished all the way down. It holds a compact mound roughly two feet in both directions, with wand-like stems rising above it rather than flopping out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers are the reason to grow it. Deep pink buds open into four-petaled white blossoms, each petal finished with a narrow candy-pink picotee edge, so a stem in full swing shows dark buds and bicolor open flowers simultaneously. They are small, they are held on stems fine enough to move in any breeze, and the effect is a cloud of pink-and-white butterflies hovering over the plant. Bloom begins in late spring and continues into early fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe foliage earns its keep too — narrow willow-like leaves mottled and splashed with maroon-purple. A deep taproot makes the plant genuinely tough once established, indifferent to heat, humidity, and drought, and deer pass it by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRosy Jane Gaura Care\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull sun gives the best form and the heaviest bloom. Light shade is tolerated, but shade is one of the two reliable causes of floppy stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSandy or loamy, sharply drained soil is what it wants. Good drainage is not optional — root rot in heavy, wet ground is the usual cause of death, especially over winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLean soil is better than rich. Rich ground is the other reliable cause of flopping, producing tall soft stems that cannot hold themselves up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater regularly the first season to establish the taproot, then reduce sharply. Established plants are extremely drought tolerant, and frequent shallow watering does more harm than good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkip fertilizer on average soil. If the ground is very poor, one light spring application of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/almanacplanting.com\/products\/slow-release-fertilizer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eslow release fertilizer\u003c\/a\u003e is the ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plant largely self-cleans. Shearing lightly after a heavy flush refreshes it and encourages continued bloom, and cutting back by roughly half in late spring controls size. Cut stems back in late winter to early spring before new growth begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that this variety is patented and sterile, so it will not self-seed the way the straight species does. Propagating it is not permitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContainer growing: use a gritty, free-draining mix and a pot with open drainage; standing water will kill it. Water when the top inch is dry. Feed sparingly. Plants hardy in the ground may require winter protection when grown in containers in colder zones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSize\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Size is the Rosy Jane Gaura for Sale Online?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Rosy Jane Gaura ships in a greenhouse-grade grow pot and is appropriately sized for its container at the time of shipment. Plants may arrive with buds or blooms during the active growing season. If you have specific sizing or planting questions, please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/almanacplanting.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Almanac Planting Co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Large Does Rosy Jane Gaura Grow?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a mature height of about 20–24 in. and a spread of roughly 20–24 in. in the garden. Growth rate is fast. If you have questions about spacing for your site, please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/almanacplanting.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Almanac Planting Co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat are some common names for this plant?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral are in regular use:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGaura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeeblossom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhirling butterflies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWandflower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy is it listed as \u003cem\u003eOenothera\u003c\/em\u003e when everyone sells it as Gaura?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBotanists folded the genus \u003cem\u003eGaura\u003c\/em\u003e into \u003cem\u003eOenothera\u003c\/em\u003e, the evening primroses, so the currently accepted name is \u003cem\u003eOenothera lindheimeri\u003c\/em\u003e. The nursery trade has largely kept selling it as gaura, and the common name has not budged. Both names refer to the same plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does picotee mean?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA narrow band of contrasting color along the outer edge of a petal. On 'Rosy Jane' the petals are white with a fine candy-pink rim, which is what produces the bicolor effect from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it flop?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot the way ordinary gaura does — this selection was chosen specifically for low branching and a compact habit. When it does flop, the cause is almost always rich soil, too much water, or insufficient sun. Lean, dry, sunny conditions produce a self-supporting plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it reseed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The straight species self-sows readily, but this cultivar is sterile, so it will not volunteer around the garden. That also means the only way to get more is to buy more, since propagating a patented variety is not permitted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Almanac Planting Co","offers":[{"title":"4 Inch \/ Fall '26 Pre-Order","offer_id":47549108584610,"sku":"APC-OERJ-4in-1yr","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/9374\/6850\/files\/RosyJaneGaura.jpg?v=1787949009","url":"https:\/\/almanacplanting.com\/products\/rosy-jane-gaura","provider":"Almanac Planting Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}