Oenothera biennis
Common Evening Primrose
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous biennial; 2-6ft tall
Yellow flowers partially close in the afternoon & open at night; blooms midsummer to fall
Important food source for evening pollinators such as moths, and, as a result, beneficial to native bat populations
Hummingbirds attracted to the nectar; goldfinches & mourning doves feed on the seeds
Spreads readily via seed
Common Evening Primrose
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous biennial; 2-6ft tall
Yellow flowers partially close in the afternoon & open at night; blooms midsummer to fall
Important food source for evening pollinators such as moths, and, as a result, beneficial to native bat populations
Hummingbirds attracted to the nectar; goldfinches & mourning doves feed on the seeds
Spreads readily via seed
Common Evening Primrose
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous biennial; 2-6ft tall
Yellow flowers partially close in the afternoon & open at night; blooms midsummer to fall
Important food source for evening pollinators such as moths, and, as a result, beneficial to native bat populations
Hummingbirds attracted to the nectar; goldfinches & mourning doves feed on the seeds
Spreads readily via seed
Details
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Yellow
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Midsummer to Fall
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2-6ft
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Dry, Medium
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Full, Partial
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FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands
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Cold stratification not required, but germination rates improve when sown in Fall; sunlight required for germination