One of my neighbors here in the Greenhorn Valley sent me this picture. Another successful gaura that survived the winter! You can see hers had a lot of rocks to gather heat through the winter. That’s a good plan for any questionably hardy plant. Thanks, Maggie, for the picture!
P.S. Hmm. I thought I’d copied the picture from Maggie’s email so that it would appear right here, but a few friends have told me that that is not the case. A picture is only worth a thousand words if it is actually visible! So, until I can figure out what I did wrong, help me by calling on your imagination: take a long, slow deep breath and picture a close-up shot of a healthy, compact clump of basal leaves and the Siskiyou Pink tag stuck in the ground next to it. The leaves have that characteristic reddish tint to them. It’s surrounded by some apple-sized rocks. Seeing this in your mind’s eye has made you feel relaxed and refreshed. Anytime you are feeling stressed you can call on this image of the stalwart gaura that survived the winter, ready to burst into bloom when the season allows. Thanks, and I hope to figure out the picture thing soon.
