Onagraceae
Oenothera cespitosa subsp. crinita
Oenothera cespitosa subsp. crinita
Also known as Oenothera cespitosa var. crinita, Oenothera cespitosa var. jonesii, Pachylophus crinitus, Oenothera cespitosa var. stellae
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Evening Primrose · Tufted · Stemless · Native Wildflower · Rock Garden · White Flowers · Night Blooming · Mojave · Great Basin · Pollinator
The hairy tufted evening primrose is a compact, stemless native perennial producing large showy white flowers that emerge directly from a basal rosette close to the ground. It thrives in gravelly or sandy well-drained soils with minimal supplemental water once established. Best used in rock gardens or native plantings where drainage is excellent and summer heat is intense.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water until soil is lightly moist; allow to dry between waterings and avoid waterlogged conditions · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 4 in – 12 in
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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