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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 60 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ

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Common names
  • Hairy Evening Primrose
  • Common Evening-primrose
  • Yellow Evening-primrose

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Location: Rulo Bluffs, southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-09-10
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-05-11
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2014-08-23
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2014-08-23

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