Evening Primrose

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Evening Primrose outdoors about 4 weeks after your last frost. Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 365 days.

Companion Planting

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  Cloudberry
  

  CloudberryGreat pair

  • ❧Evening Primrose draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Cloudberry acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Evening Primrose
  • ❧Evening Primrose gives Cloudberry sheltering shade in the heat of summer
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  Coral Bells
  

  Coral BellsGreat pair

  • ❧Evening Primrose draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Coral Bells acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Evening Primrose
  • ❧Evening Primrose gives Coral Bells sheltering shade in the heat of summer
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  Foamflower
  Great pair

  • ❧Evening Primrose draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Foamflower acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Evening Primrose
  • ❧Evening Primrose gives Foamflower sheltering shade in the heat of summer

How to grow Evening Primrose

1. Sow4 weeks from frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~365 days

Water: Low · Height: 150 cm · Soil: Well-draining, poor, sandy — thrives in difficult spots