General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 2-6 feet
Leaves: Other: Gray-green
Fruit: Other: 1 to 1.5 inch rounded capsule containing angular seeds.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Nocturnal
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Common names
  • Oakes' Evening Primrose

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