MAGIC WANDS

GORGEOUS Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’ has such a light and airy look you can pair it with almost anything (H75cm/2½ft, S45cm/18in). Preferring full sun and a moist but well-drained soil, these dainty wands look particularly effective with decorative dahlias for a blast of late- season colour. This one is ‘Gallery Art Deco’ in warm coral and apricot (H40cm/16in). Completing the trio is arching Carex testacea,a warm bronze evergreen sedge from New Zealand (H40-60cm/16-24in).