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Evening Primrose · Oenothera hookeri

Osenothera hookeri ©Lory Duralia

Description: The Evening Primrose is a short-lived perennial or biennial with many showy, yellow flowers blooming in spring and summer. They range from two to six feet high. It re-seeds, providing plenty of seedlings for the garden and food for the birds. Hawkmoths love the flowers. Sun, low-moderate water.