Oenothera macrocarpa
(Missouri evening primrose)
(Missouri evening primrose)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Sally and Andy Wasowski, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 6 – 12 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Location: Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: MO
Comments & Cautions:
may self-seed in optimum growing conditions; has been shown to be highly adaptable in both dry and wet soils
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium or Dry
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
sprawling and spreading
Foliage
narrow silver-green leaves with ruby-red stems throughout growing season
Flowers
3 to 5 inches across, solitary, mildly fragrant, bright yellow, open for one day; spring to late summer bloom followed by showy winged seed pods 2 to 3 inches long