Pink Evening Primrose Scientific Name
Showy evening pink primrose other common names.
Pink evening primrose scientific name. From 25 f 3 9 c to 50 f 10 c. Outdoors after frost indoors weeks before last frost plant height. 12 24 plant spacing. Medium green some leaves red in autumn.
Easy to grow oenothera seeds can be sown directly in the garden in late summer early fall or planted early in the spring. Pink or white plant color. Pink evening primrose showy evening primrose mexican evening primrose showy primrose pink ladies buttercups pink buttercup scientific name. How to grow and care.
Pink evening primrose characteristics. Usda hardiness zone 9b to 11b. And is considered an attractive wildflower in many locations. Pink evening primrose is oenothera speciosa and is also sometimes called showy evening primrose and pink ladies.
What is pink evening primrose. Oenothera speciosa is a species of evening primrose known by several common names including pinkladies pink evening primrose showy evening primrose mexican primrose amapola and buttercups not to be confused with true buttercups in the genus ranunculus. Evening primrose is a plant that s native to europe and north america. Primula vulgaris the common primrose is a species of flowering plant in the family primulaceae native to western and southern europe northwest africa and parts of southwest asia.
The common name is primrose or occasionally common primrose or english primrose to distinguish it from other primula species also called primroses. Common evening primrose hoary eveningprimrose this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below this plant may be known by one or more common names in different places and some are listed above. Pink evening primrose plants grow low to the ground and spread vigorously in an informal and loose way. Softwood cuttings may be struck in late spring.
None of these are closely related to the evening primroses. Native americans for example used its leaves roots and seedpods in preparations. And called evening because they flower in the evening. Pink evening primrose showy evening primrose mexican evening primrose showy primrose pink ladies and buttercups often called buttercups because it leaves a yellow pollen residue on the tip of ones nose when smelled.
Pink with white yellow in the middle plant seeds. Pink evening primrose have many common names and including. Lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north america s native plants through native plant lists and image galleries conservation education natural landscapes seed collection millennium seed bank msb project preserving and restoring native communities spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. Oenothera speciosa nutt plant type.
Pink ladies mexican evening primrose scientific name. 1 2 feet flower color.