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Plainview Farm :: Perennials :: Malva-Oenothera :: Oenothera
Oenothera | ee-no-THEER-ah | Various common names
Oenothera is part of a genus of approximately 125 species, many of which are native to the United States - often the Southwest. They are often found on mountain slopes, telling us their preference for well-drained soil. This also makes them excellent candidates for the rock garden in New England.
Most of them grow in a relaxed fashion, spilling nicely across the soil. Letting them cascade from the top of a stone wall is quite effective.
Oenothera has two widely used common names - 'sundrops’ and ‘evening primrose’. These names refer to a plant that opens it’s flowers early or late (variety dependent).
A caution: do not kill this plant with kindness - or excessive compost. It likes to grow lean and in a well-drained soil. In other words: a rock garden.
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