Narrow-leaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera fruticosa
Also known as: Sundrops
Day-blooming evening primrose — bright yellow cup flowers open in morning, unlike the night-blooming species. Long bloom for weeks. Reliable mid-border perennial. Like other evening primroses, the root and young shoots have documented food use.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV
Related native plants
More Oenothera species
- Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)
- Pink Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa)
- Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)
- Hooker's Evening Primrose (Oenothera elata)
- Scarlet Beeblossom (Oenothera suffrutescens)
- Birdcage Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides)