Oenothera is a genus of about 145 [3] species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. [4] It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to …

Jun 17, 2024 · Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) is a beautiful bloom that has both edible and ornamental uses. Learn to grow this lovely—yet feisty—garden plant.

Oenothera biennis, the common evening-primrose, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to eastern and central North America, from Newfoundland west to Alberta, southeast to Florida, and southwest to Texas, and widely naturalized elsewhere in temperate and subtropical regions. [4]

Sundrops is a native, perennial, erect, day-flowering member of the evening primrose family. It is native to all parts of North Carolina except the high mountains, where although it is striking when seen along roadsides and in meadows, it never achieves the beauty possible under cultivation.

Oct 23, 2023 · Oenothera is a genus of the Onagraceae family, often referred to as Evening primroses. These annual or perennial plants are admired for their charming, usually yellow flowers that often open in the evening, hence the common name.

Fragrant and showy, Oenothera biennis (Common Evening Primrose) is an erect biennial featuring large, bowl-shaped, lemon-scented, yellow flowers, up to 2 in. across (5 cm), at the top of a stiff, purple-tinged flower stem.

Oenothera speciosa, commonly called white evening primrose, features fragrant, bowl-shaped, four-petaled, white flowers (to 2-3” diameter) with yellow anthers that bloom from the upper leaf axils in spring (May-July). Flowers often mature to rosy pink as noted by this plant’s additional common names of pink evening primrose and pink ladies.

An upright biennial in the Onagraceae family. It commonly grows in fields, prairies, glades, thickets, waste ground, disturbed sites, and along roadsides and railroad right-of-ways. This plant naturalizes easily and works well planted along boarders or makes an excellent addition to a wildflower, cottage, or herb garden.

Nov 6, 2024 · Oenothera macrocarpa, also known by its common name Missouri evening primrose, is a low-maintenance herbaceous perennial with stunning yellow flowers and narrow grey-green leaves. They make a lovely addition to wild gardens and native plant gardens.

Oenothera–commonly called evening primrose– is a short-lived, clump-forming perennial with fragrant, saucer-shaped pure white flowers that age to pink. Leaves are spoon-shaped and deeply cut. Some Oenothera open in the late afternoon and close the …