Everwilde Farms - 1/4 lb Scarlet Gaura Native Wildflower Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

These striking scarlet blossoms last for just one day, opening at the onset of the evening for pollination by nocturnal insects. The hardy perennials are very easy to grow and will spread via reseeding when given time and space. This native wildflower has striking scarlet blossoms that last for just one day, opening at evening for pollination by nocturnal insects. The genus name "Gaura" comes from the Greek word for "superb," while the Latin species name "coccinea" means "scarlet." Noted 19th century English botanist Thomas Nuttall gathered the first specimen of Scarlet Gaura on one of his numerous exploratory expeditions through North America, and a fellow botanist named Frederick Traugott Pursh described the species for science in 1814.