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Evening primrose

£3.95

Evening primrose is a pretty pale yellow biennial and the flowers appear on tall stems in the second year. It will tolerate very dry conditions and loves full sun. Our plants are in their first year of growth so expected to flower in 2025. From mid summer to September, the flowers open in the evening and remain open until mid morning the following day, attracting bees and evening moths too.

Oenothera biennis
Biennial
Yellow
Sun
Height : 70cm
Flowering period : June-September
This is a good source of nectar : 

Description

The pretty pale yellow flowers of Evening Primrose are biennial and the flowers appear on tall stems in the second year. It will tolerate very dry conditions and loves full sun. Our plants are in their first year of growth so we expect them to flower in 2024. From mid summer to September, the flowers open in the evening and remain open until mid morning the following day, attracting bees and evening moths too.

Wildlife attracted:
The fragrant flowers attract bees, butterflies and evening moths, which in turn provide food for evening bats!
Other features:
It self seeds prolifically and the seeds have a medicinal application for making Evening primrose oil.

The plants may also be included in our Bees & Butterflies or  Tortoise edible plant collections

Available to buy online or from The Blooming Wild Nursery, Somerset

Additional information

Size

9cm pot, 1lt pot