100 Seeds Pale Evening Primrose Oenothera pallida Wildflower Pollinator Cottage Garden

Pale Evening Primrose is a hardy perennial wildflower native to western North America, valued for its fragrant, pale yellow to white cup-shaped blooms that open in the evening and attract moths and other nighttime pollinators. Its trailing to upright habit and delicate, four-petaled flowers make it a lovely choice for cottage gardens, meadow plantings, and xeriscape landscapes where it provides season-long visual interest.

This wildflower works well in pollinator gardens, native plantings, rock gardens, and mixed borders, where its evening-blooming habit adds a soft, luminous quality. The plants tolerate poor, dry soils and full sun, making them a practical choice for low-water landscapes. Allow spent blooms to remain if you wish to encourage natural reseeding, or deadhead to prolong the flowering period.
Species: Oenothera pallida
Type: Perennial wildflower
Plant Habit: Upright to trailing, clump-forming
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained, sandy or rocky, low fertility
Zones: 4-9
Germination: 14-30 days at 65-70F
Sowing: Surface sow, light required for germination
Spacing: 12-18 inches
Notes: Drought tolerant once established; blooms open in the evening