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Onagraceae
Oenothera pallida
Oenothera pallida
Also known as Anogra pallida, Baumannia douglasiana, Oenothera, Oenothera albicaulis var. pallida
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Evening Primrose · Native Wildflower · White Flowers · Drought Adapted · Moon Garden · Western Native · Pollinator · Perennial · Prairie
Pale evening primrose is a hardy western native that thrives with minimal care in well-drained, sandy or rocky soils. Plant in a spot that receives partial sun and water sparingly, as it is adapted to semi-arid conditions. Its fragrant white flowers open in the evening, making it a wonderful addition to a moon garden or naturalized border.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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