Missouri Primrose

O. macrocarpa
  • Also Known As: Yellow Evening Primrose, Missouri Evening Primrose, Fluttermill
  • Botanical Name: O. macrocarpa
  • Plant Type: Perennial
  • Light Requirement: Full Sun
  • Water Demand: Low|Medium
  • Landscape Use: Rock Garden, Moon Garden
  • Ornamental Color: Yellow
  • Native or Adapted: Native
  • Wildlife Value: Hummingbirds, Birds, Butterflies
  • Season: Spring, Summer
  • Deciduous or Evergreen: Deciduous
  • Plant Form: Spreading
  • Region: North Central Texas
  • Plant Spread: 1' - 4'
  • Plant Height: 1' - 2'

Description

4-inch bright yellow cup-shaped flowers. Mounding foliage. Flowers open in the evening and stay open through the night. Buds are pinkish green and speckled. Deadhead to encourage longer flowering.

Missouri Primrose Photos

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