Primrose
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Primrose, Oenothera speciosa
Tissue thin and delicate, the Pink Evening Primrose is also called the Showy Evening Primrose, Pink Lady, Show Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose or the Pink Buttercup. By any name, these unmistakable blossoms brighten the early spring, beginning in February in southern areas and lasting into July in some regions. This Texas perennial reaches a foot and a half tall with flowers up to two inches across. It colonizes readily, producing large stands. Its native range is from northern Mexico, through Texas and up to Nebraska.
Oenothera caespitosa
A showy flower combines the delicacy of white poppy petals with the heart of a primrose. Blooms open in late afternoon for moths to pollinate at night. By midday, it withers. These flowers like open areas, forming dense colonies with two inch wide flowers on very low stalks. Lateral roots allow it to grow perennial clusters, blooming from April into August. Other names include Gumbo Evening Primrose and Fragrant Evening Primrose.
Tissue thin and delicate, the Pink Evening Primrose is also called the Showy Evening Primrose, Pink Lady, Show Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose or the Pink Buttercup. By any name, these unmistakable blossoms brighten the early spring, beginning in February in southern areas and lasting into July in some regions. This Texas perennial reaches a foot and a half tall with flowers up to two inches across. It colonizes readily, producing large stands. Its native range is from northern Mexico, through Texas and up to Nebraska.
Oenothera caespitosa
A showy flower combines the delicacy of white poppy petals with the heart of a primrose. Blooms open in late afternoon for moths to pollinate at night. By midday, it withers. These flowers like open areas, forming dense colonies with two inch wide flowers on very low stalks. Lateral roots allow it to grow perennial clusters, blooming from April into August. Other names include Gumbo Evening Primrose and Fragrant Evening Primrose.
