General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Nocturnal
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer

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Common names
  • Narrowleaf Evening Primrose
  • Evening Primrose
  • Sundrops
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oenothera fruticosa subsp. fruticosa
  • Synonym: Oenothera longipedicellata

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2021-08-31
Winter rosette.
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Location: Fairfax | June, 2022
Date: 2022-05-30
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Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-05-30
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Location: Potomac MD
Date: 2019-06-07
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-07-14
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-07-14
Location: Potomac MD
Date: 2019-06-07

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