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Oenothera odorata

Oenothera odorata
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0

Oenothera odorata is a fragrant yellow-flowered evening-primrose from South America, grown as a hardy perennial in gardens. It needs full sun and free-draining soil, and its flowers turn reddish with age.

Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in mild temperate climates; protect from prolonged frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Chile to Argentina
Climate
temperate

About

Oenothera odorata is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Oenothera and native to South America.

Oenothera odorata grows to 60–90 cm (24–36 in) tall. It flowers in summer with yellow flowers which become red in time.

Other Oenothera plants

Common evening primrose · Tufted Evening Primrose · Antioch Dunes evening primrose · Birdcage evening primrose · Beach evening primrose · Hooker's evening primrose · Narrowleaf evening primrose · Redsepal evening primrose · Cutleaf evening primrose · Lindheimer's Beeblossom · Threadleaf evening primrose · Longstem evening primrose

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oenothera odorata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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