Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

flower

Bees

Bumblebees Attracts butterflies

Butterflies

About

Yellow flowers open at dusk for moth pollination; bees collect leftover pollen next morning. All parts edible. Biennial that self-seeds freely once established.

Sun: Full Sun
Water: Low
Spacing

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Soil notes

Well-draining, poor, sandy — thrives in difficult spots

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