Desert Evening Primrose
Oenothera primiveris
Desert evening primrose is a low desert annual whose large yellow flowers open at dusk after winter rains, a fleeting Southwestern wildflower for hot, sandy sites.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.2–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~16 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT
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)