Varieties of Evening Primrose

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Evening primrose on the seaside

yellow flower evening primrose

Split-leaf evening primrose

pink flower evening primrose

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The flowers of evening primrose bloom slowly in the evening and wither at dawn. It is a plant that only blooms for the moon to see. There are many varieties of evening primrose, each of which is different from evening primrose. How can you tell whether the one you are growing is evening primrose? You need to have a general understanding of evening primrose varieties.

Evening primrose on the seaside

Seaside Evening Primrose

Seaside Evening Primrose, also called sea hibiscus, is an annual to perennial herbaceous plant. The diameter of the main root is about 1 cm and the stem length is 20-50 cm. cm, basal leaves are grey-green, narrowly oblanceolate to oval, apex acute, base attenuate or suddenly narrow to the petiole.

The flower buds are conical-lanceolate or narrowly ovate, extending upward before opening. The sepals are green or yellow-green, with red edges when opening. The flowers are yellow. The flowering period is from May to August.

Original from the Atlantic coast and Gulf Coast of the United States, it is cultivated and wilded in Peru, Chile, Australia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, Iraq, Egypt, South Africa and other countries.

Yellow-flowered Evening Primrose

Yellow-flowered evening primrose has a very thick main root, a stem height of about 70-150 cm and a thickness of 6-20 mm. It is often densely pubescent and sparsely extended hairs (red blister at the base of the hair). shape).

The basal leaves are rosette-shaped, oblanceolate, with sharp or slightly blunt apex, shallow wavy serrated edges, white or red, dark green or bright green upper part, yellow flowers, rhombus-shaped seeds, brown , with edges and corners, uneven spots on each mask, about half of which are aborted, and the flowering period is from May to October.

The yellow-flowered evening primrose species originated from a hybrid species cultivated or wilded in Europe. In 1860, it spread from the United Kingdom to horticultural cultivation in various countries.

Split-Leaf Evening Primrose

Erect to decumbent annual or perennial herb, with taproot, stem 10-50 cm long, often branched, pubescent, sometimes mixed with pubescence, often on the upper part of the stem Mixed glandular trichomes.

It is native to the eastern to central United States, and was later introduced and cultivated in Europe, East Asia, Australia, and South Africa, and quickly escaped and became wild.

Pink-flowered Evening Primrose

Perennial herb, with thick taproot, stems often clustered, about 30-50 cm, petioles lavender, filaments white to lavender, 5-7 mm long, anthers pink Color to yellow.

Original from southern Texas to Mexico, it is also found in the warm temperate mountainous areas of the southwestern United States, Central America and South America.

yellow flower evening primrose

Split-leaf evening primrose

pink flower evening primrose

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