Category / Oenothera / Primroses, Sundrops

Vigorous and showy, Oenothera speciosa (Evening Primrose) is a sprawling perennial featuring masses of fragrant, bowl-shaped, satiny white flowers, with the delicate texture of crumpled silk. Large, 2-3 in. wide (5-7 cm),…

Spectacular in bloom, Calylophus lavandulifolius (Lavendar-leaf Sundrops) is a low, mound-forming perennial boasting showy clear yellow flowers, 2 in. across (5 cm), each with four, fringed petals. Blooming in flushes every 4-5…

Calylophus serrulatus (Plains Evening Primrose) is a low, shrubby, woody-based perennial boasting small, yellow, four-petaled, stalkless flowers borne from the upper leaf axils. Blooming from mid-spring to mid-summer, the blossoms are more…

One of the few plants that thrive in the coastal strand environment, Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia (Beach Primrose) is a low-growing, short-lived perennial subshrub forming dense mats of silvery gray-green, smooth-margined leaves. From early…

Fragrant and showy, Oenothera biennis (Common Evening Primrose) is an erect biennial featuring large, bowl-shaped, lemon-scented, yellow flowers, up to 2 in. across (5 cm), at the top of a stiff, purple-tinged…

Oenothera caespitosa (Tufted Evening Primrose) is a perennial or biennial boasting charming rosettes of lance-shaped, fuzzy, blue-green leaves, 4 in. long (10 cm). Erect flower buds give way to large, fragrant, white…

Oenothera elata (Hooker’s Evening Primrose) is a tall biennial with one or more upright, unbranched stems boasting a profusion of large bright yellow flowers, 3 in. across (7 cm), with four heart-shaped…

One of the prettiest species of the genus, Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops) is an upright clump-forming biennial or perennial boasting showy clusters of large, saucer-shaped, bright yellow flowers, 2 in. across (5 cm),…

This showy evening primrose, is a sprawling perennial that will turn heads. It is packed with very large, mildly fragrant, bright yellow flowers that rise atop a foliage of narrow lance-shaped leaves…

Oenothera pallida (Pale Evening Primrose) is a charming rhizomatous perennial boasting fragrant, satiny white flowers, with the delicate texture of crumpled silk. Large, 3 in. wide (7 cm), the pretty flowers open…

Oenothera speciosa ‘Rosea’ (Evening Primrose) is a showy perennial featuring masses of large, 2 in. across (5 cm), saucer-shaped, pale pink flowers adorned with bright white stigmas and a yellow center. They…

Compact and floriferous, Oenothera speciosa ‘Siskiyou’ (Evening Primrose) is a neat perennial featuring masses of large, 2 in. across (5 cm), saucer-shaped, rose-pink flowers adorned with a white center and a greenish…