General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10 inches
Plant Spread: 15 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Gray-green
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP19663

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Common names
  • Fremont's Evening Primrose
  • Evening Primrose
  • Sundrops
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oenothera macrocarpa subsp. fremontii
  • Synonym: Oenothera fremontii

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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2013-09-14
Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 09.29.20
Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 09.29.20
Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 09.29.20
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-08-04
Location: My yard in SE Nebraska
Date: May 28, 2011 8:15 PM
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-06-06
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-08-04
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jul 17, 2018 1:45 PM concerning plant:
    Fremont's Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa subsp. fremontii 'Shimmer') is a 2007 introduction from High Country Gardens.

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