Oenothera biennis
Common evening primrose, German rampion, Field primrose
Also known as Oenothera glabra, Oenothera odorata (Hook. & Arn.)
- Height × spread
- 1.5m × 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This can be grown as either an annual or biennial. It is a hearty plant with large oblong leaves that form a big rosette from which arises a stout flowering stalk. It carries a somewhat untidy array of fragrant, cup-shaped flowers. They start pale-yellow but deepen in tone as they mature. The plant seeds itself and will naturalise, so that, sometimes, one is surprised by a roadside colony.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, lemon-spicy
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 1.5m
- Spread
- 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden, Prairie garden, Herb garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bee attraction, Bird attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Found in
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