Nuttall's Evening Primrose
Oenothera nuttallii
Nuttall's evening primrose is a slender white-flowered evening primrose of the northern Great Plains, opening at dusk for moths on dry, sandy ground.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CO, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, SD, WI, WY
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)