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Oenothera fremontii 'Lemon Silver' |
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Common name |
evening primrose |
Family |
onagraceae |
Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-7) |
Flowers |
yellow (summer) |
Size |
3-6" |
Light |
sun |
Cultural notes |
drought-tolerant, needs well-drained soil |
Low-growing, loose-clumping plant with elegant elongated leaves. Yellow flowers appear throughout summer. Ours started blooming in the first half of June. It has proved longer-lived than most oenotheras in our garden, returning at least three years.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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