Oenothera biennis

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Common Evening Primrose

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous biennial; 2-6ft tall

  • Yellow flowers partially close in the afternoon & open at night; blooms midsummer to fall

  • Important food source for evening pollinators such as moths, and, as a result, beneficial to native bat populations

  • Hummingbirds attracted to the nectar; goldfinches & mourning doves feed on the seeds

  • Spreads readily via seed

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Common Evening Primrose

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous biennial; 2-6ft tall

  • Yellow flowers partially close in the afternoon & open at night; blooms midsummer to fall

  • Important food source for evening pollinators such as moths, and, as a result, beneficial to native bat populations

  • Hummingbirds attracted to the nectar; goldfinches & mourning doves feed on the seeds

  • Spreads readily via seed

Details

  • Yellow

  • Midsummer to Fall

  • 2-6ft

  • Dry, Medium

  • Full, Partial

  • Primrose Moth
    White-Lined Sphinx Moth

  • FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands

  • Cold stratification not required, but germination rates improve when sown in Fall; sunlight required for germination