Yellow Oenothera Species?
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looking for stemless primrose (oenothera triloba) photo
Comments (2)Here is a map showing where the USDA says it grows natively You might try some ofthe State Specific Forums. You maybe won't be able to post to the actual Exchange Page, but can post to the Discussions and Conversations anyway. Sue...See MoreOenothera Youngii (yellow primrose) - Invasive?
Comments (3)I agree with echinaceamaniac. One thing particularly nice about these plants is that, at least in my garden, they don't spread by spewing seeds all over the place. They spread by short runners so you get a very tidy result. In the spring you end up with cute little pads, each of which grows a new stem and flower set. You don't have to do a thing. One other lovely thing is that they need little water, if you didn't know that. I highly recommend this plant. Mine have been at my current home for 8 years and I'm always asked to share. Maureen...See MoreOenothera Triluba - wow! I had no idea
Comments (9)now hubby and I sit out there every night with our coffee, staring FOREVER at this thing so as not to miss it, lol. Pam, it sounds like you have a very exciting life, lol! Actually, it sounds very relaxing, especially if accompanied by an adult beverage. ;) Just googled O. triloba and WOW, really pretty flowers, but boy is that foliage weedy-looking. I started O. macrocarpa from seed several years ago and have mature plants now. The flowers bloom in the spring and look similar, probably larger, and quite lovely. But again the foliage is a little weedy and looks ratty now. And do I dare start O. speciosa from seed? Gorgeous flowers, but supposed to be a rampant spreader....See MoreOenothera Triloba
Comments (2)Rouge, I was looking in vain for a post I made about these amazing flowers. I have several in my garden, and didn't know what they were, so pulled most of them out, thinking that they were weeds. They looked a bit like dandilions and every morning I'd see a pale yellow half-dead flower on them, so I just thought, what use are these? Then my neighbor came over and asked specifically if I had seen any evening primroses in that particular bed. She explained that the flowers popped open just as the sun was going down, and stayed open all night. Turns out that she had remembered many years earlier before I lived there, that that particular bed was full of them, and the one she had, and all the others that she had given to members of her family, had all come from my garden. They still come up, here and there, and they are completely fascinating to watch. It takes about 5 seconds for them to open, so you have to kind of sit there staring at the bud around sunset! (Neighbor did order some from a nursery and was very disappointed that they sent her the wrong type of Oenothera, even though she had specified the triloba). There are some youtube videos of them opening. Endlessly pleasing and kids love them. I usually move one from the garden each year and put it in a pot on the patio so I can watch them!...See Moreblakrab Centex
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