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Onagraceae
Narrow-leaf evening-primrose
Oenothera fruticosa
Also known as Kneiffia fruticosa, Oenothera fruticosa var. phyllopus, Kneiffia tetragona var. longistipata, Oenothera fruticosa var. unguiculata
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Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) is a cheerful, long-blooming native perennial bearing bright golden-yellow flowers from late spring through summer. It adapts well to average garden soils in full sun to partial shade and spreads gradually to form attractive clumps. This low-maintenance plant is an excellent choice for cottage gardens, borders, and pollinator plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days during active growth
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Austria, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Masachusettes, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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