Missouri Evening Primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa
Photo Courtesy of Applewood Seed Co
Missouri Evening Primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa
Missouri Evening Primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa
Photo Courtesy of Applewood Seed Co
Missouri Evening Primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa
Missouri Primrose Seeds
SKU: AM015926
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Overview
Native to Missouri, this easy-to-grow, drought tolerant variety grows to be only 6-12” tall. Large, cheerful yellow blooms can reach 5” across and are slightly fragrant, blooming in the late spring to summer. This showy variety is perfect for almost any garden or meadow and even tolerates light shade. Missouri Evening Primrose also self-seeds, coming back year after year.
key features
Botanical Name
Oenothera macrocarpa
Advantages
Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Groundcover, Low Maintenance, Long Bloom Time, Naturalizes, Fragrant, Mass Plantings
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7
Life Cycle
Perennial
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Dry, Average
Mature Height
12" tall
Bloom Time
May to August
SKU
AM015926
Description
The evening primroses are a group of yellow-flowered plants that range from short "sundrops" to the tall ones like this species. Unlike the roadside weed, Oenothera biennis, O. lamarckiana makes a good meadow plant. Flowers open in the afternoon and are closed by morning. See related species—the ground-hugging, very large-flowered Missouri Primrose, O. missouriensis and the famous pink-flowered Showy Evening Primrose, O. speciosa.
