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Gaura, also known as Whirling Butterfly Plant, is one of my favorites in the cottage garden! It’s a perennial in zones 5 and above so here in zone 5a, it often survives the winters but not always. I plan on replacing a few each year! I also treat it as an annual and use it in containers. I absolutely love how it blows in the breeze and how the sun dances on all the blooms! It attracts so many bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. It likes full sun to part shade, well-draining soil and grows to abo