Hooker's Evening Primrose
Oenothera elata
Hooker's evening primrose is a stout western native with tall spikes of large yellow evening flowers, thriving in moist meadows, ditches, and streamsides.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, IN, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA