Botanical Name: Oenothera caespitosa
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Common Name: Tufted Evening Primrose  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Betsy Thompson
  • Description

  • Notes

Tufted evening primrose is a handsome perennial with a tufted, clumping habit, growing about 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide. It has long, narrow leaves that are a dull grey-green with prominent white midrib and toothed or lobed margins with a pinkish tinge. Flowers open white in the morning and fade to pink in the afternoon, and are papery and fragrant. Blooms from April until July. A Utah native.