White Evening Primrose
Family: Onagraceae (Evening
Primrose Family)
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Height: 9-24 inches
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Spread: 12-18 inches
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Bloom Time: June to August
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Bloom: white, fragrant, bowl-shaped,
four-petaled white flowers with yellow anthers
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Light: full sun;
tolerates some afternoon part shade
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Soil: average,
well-drained
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Moisture: dry to medium;
tolerates drought
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Use: best grown in
areas where plants can spread without intruding on other plantings such as
meadows, wildflower gardents, pollinator gardens; attracts bees and butterflies
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Care: plants will
spread, sometimes aggressively, by rhizomes and self-seeding to form large
colonies
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: Southwestern
U.S. to Mexico
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Notes: narrow,
lanceolate to oblanceolate medium green leaves; flowers grow on erect to
sprawling stems
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Supplier: Donated by
Karen Allenstein
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Pollinator
Garden C117
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