Inconnu - Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Plant Names
Oenothera fruticosa
Narrow-leaved Evening-primrose
Onagre frutescente
Synonyms
narrow-leaved sundrops
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Jaune
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 1,5 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates drought conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates drought conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Narrow-leaved Evening Primrose is a fast spreading erect, day-flowering member of the evening primrose family. The flowers are short-lived but continuously bloom in succession over a period of two months. This plant works well in borders, wild gardens, rock gardens, native plant areas or cottage gardens.
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Oenothera fruticosa
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Eudryas unio
Pearly Wood Nymph - Agaristine à Bande Courbe -
Hyles lineata
White lined Sphinx - Sphinx à Lignes Blanches -
Mompha eloisella
Red streaked Mompha -
Schinia florida
Primrose
Specialized Bees Supported by Oenothera fruticosa
- Lasioglossum oenotherae
Complementary Plants
- Anemone virginiana
Tall Anemone
Anémone de Virginie - Blephilia ciliata
Downy Wood Mint
Bléphilie ciliée - Polanisia dodecandra
Red-whiskered Clammyweed
Polanisie à douze - Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
Sporobole à glumes inégales - Tradescantia ohiensis
Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantie d'Ohio
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Oenothera (Non-Native Primrose)
- Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose Cultivars)
- Oenothera fructicosa (Sundrops Cultivars)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Can be sown in early spring in cool soil.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Cut stem (including pods), let air dry in paper bag, then shake seeds off after a few days
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- Remove non-seed material
- Harvesting video: Watch here
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.