Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
Pale evening primrose spreads by rhizomes into drifts of fragrant white flowers that blush pink, anchoring dunes and sandy western flats. Tough and drought-proof.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- biennial
- Height
- 2–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, 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)