Botanical Name: Oenothera howardii
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Common Name: Bronze Evening Primrose  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Similar to other evening primrose, but taller, growing to 2 to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It has lance-like foliage of medium to dark green, with a prominent white midrib and undulated and toothed edges. Flowers are large, papery, and four-petaled, and open yellow and fade to bronze, maroon, or red, giving the plant a multi-colored character. Blooms May to August.