General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 12 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
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Common names
  • Sundrops
  • Shrubby Sundrops
  • Evening Primrose
  • Narrow-Leaf Evening Primrose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oenothera tetragona
  • Synonym: Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca

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Location: Maine
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2014-06-08
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-22
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: Jun 7, 2008 8:46 PM
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-09
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Growing with Campanula persicifolia
Date: 2017-06-08
My yard, zone 6
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-05
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-25
Autumn leaf color.
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-22

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

photo credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: My yard, Zone 6
Date: 2017-06-08
Location: My yard, Zone 6
Date: 2017-06-08

Date: 2015-06-11

Date: 2015-06-11
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-09
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-09
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-09
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-09
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-06-09
Comments:
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Sep 22, 2011 6:32 PM concerning plant:
    Sundrops are so called because they open during the day, unlike many evening primroses.
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