Name: Evening Primrose, Evening Star, King's cure-all
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 1870-PL50
Price: 11.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Oenothera biennis

An early-blooming perennial that delivers bright spring colour in containers, borders, and shady plantings.

Fragrant yellow saucer-shaped flowers appear on tall stalks
Blooms open at dusk and close by noon of the following day
Lance-shaped, slightly serrated, mid-green leaves
Self-seeding Biennial

Size

1 litre

50 plugs per tray

$3.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil Moisture

Well-drained, Moist, Average

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

1.0 – 1.5

Mature Spread (meters)

0.3 – 0.45

Growth Rate

Fast

Flower Colour

Yellow

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

SummerFall

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Fragrant

✓

Landscape Uses

Border, Mass planting, Accent

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Thrives in full sun with average moisture in a somewhat sandy soil. Can be found along roadsides, in abandoned fields, slopes, vacant lots and ditches.

Notes

Native to Ontario Its roots during the first year of growth are edible and the seeds are important as bird feed. Seeds can remain viable in the soil for up to 70 years.