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Showy Evening Primrose Seeds

"Flowers bloom in the evening"

Sun: Full Sun

Life Cycle: Perennial

Plant Height: 12 in. - 24 in.

Packet: 500 Seeds

Price: $2.99

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Summary

Showy Evening primrose is a prolific wildflower that blooms throughout the summer. Vigorous plants are 12 to 24 inches tall and produce 2 to 4 inch pale pink blooms with buttercup-yellow throats. This unique primrose opens its blooms in the cool evening hours, attracting nocturnal insects such as moths. Spreads slowly by underground runners.

  • Quick Facts

    • Botanical Name: Oenothera speciosa


    • Life Cycle: Perennial


    • Light Requirement: Full Sun


    • Planting Season: Spring, Fall


    • Plant Type: Medium Length Stalks with Pale Pink Petal and Pale Yellow Hearts


    • Features: Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Fast Growing, Fragrant, Drought Tolerant, Container Garden


    • Color: Pink


    • Blooms: Summer


    • Days to Maturity: 85 Days


    • Plant Height: 12-24 inches


    • Plant Spacing: 4-6 inches


    • Planting Depth: 1/16 inch


    • Sowing Method: Start Indoors, Direct Sow


    • Cold Stratification: No


    • Hardiness Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9