General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Nocturnal
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Tufted Evening Primrose
  • Gumbo Lily
  • Stemless Evening-primrose
  • White Evening-primrose
  • Evening Primrose
  • Gumbo Evening Primrose
  • Fragrant Evening Primrose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oenothera cespitosa
  • Synonym: Oenothera caespitosa

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Location: My yard in SE Nebraska
Date: Apr 26, 2011 7:46 PM
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-04-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-04-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-04-16
Location: Springs Preserve garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs
Photo by SongofJoy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Springs Preserve garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date: May
photo by Stan Shebs
Location: Evening primrose (Oenothera cespitosa) Boulder NCAR Trail
Date: 2010-06-09
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of: davidbygott
Photo by SongofJoy
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