Little Sundrops
Oenothera perennis
Little sundrops is a dainty, day-blooming evening primrose with nodding buds and small yellow flowers, a well-behaved native for moist meadows and the front of borders.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, 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)