Onagraceae
Oenothera pallida subsp. runcinata
Oenothera pallida subsp. runcinata
Also known as Anogra pallida var. runcinata, Oenothera albicaulis var. runcinata, Oenothera albicaulis var. brevifolia, Anogra runcinata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Evening Primrose · Native Wildflower · Night Blooming · Desert Plant · White Flowers · Southwest Native · Pollinator · Onagraceae · Fragrant · Low Water
The runcinata pale evening primrose is a low-growing native perennial from the Chihuahuan Desert borderlands, well suited to hot, dry gardens with well-drained soils. Water sparingly once established and avoid heavy clay soils that retain excess moisture. Fragrant white flowers open at dusk and are especially attractive to sphinx moths and other night-flying pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately until soil is moist; allow soil surface to dry thoroughly between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 18 in
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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