Oenothera laciniata
Cutleaf evening-primrose
Onagraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
4 to 18 inches ft tall by 2 to 5 ft. ft wide
Life Span:
biennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
green
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Can be grown as a groundcover but probably best welcomed into a multi-species planting where its flowers bring color to an planting of low greenery.
Considerations:
This species can be weedy.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds
Attracts native bees, butterflies and moths. Especially interesting to native bees.
Bobwhite, mourning dove and gold finches feed on the seeds
Native Habitats:
Cutleaf evening-primrose is found most often in sandy and limerock based soils, and favors disturbed areas.
