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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 36 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: This plant self seeds.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Division

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Common names
  • White Evening Primrose
  • Showy Evening Primrose

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2011
The white is as pretty as the pink.

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