Common Evening Primrose Live Plant – Oenothera biennis – Native Pollinator Biennial, Zones 3–11

Scientific name: Oenothera biennis

A Native Wildflower That Glows at Dusk

Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) is a cheerful, carefree native wildflower that opens its bright yellow blooms in the evening, attracting moths, native bees, and other pollinators at a time when most flowers are closed. It adapts to a wide range of soil conditions, tolerates drought, and self-seeds freely when happy — a natural fit for meadow gardens, naturalized areas, and pollinator plantings.

Plants are biennial — first-year plants (2.5" pots) form a leafy rosette, while second-year plants (3.25" pots, fall/winter) are ready to bloom the following summer. Once established, Evening Primrose self-seeds reliably for a perennial effect.

Growing Conditions

• Light: Full to Part Sun
• Hardiness Zones: 3–11
• Height: 3 feet
• Spread: 2 feet
• Bloom: Late Summer to Fall (evening bloomer)
• Critters: Wildlife tend not to browse

What You'll Receive

Plants ship in 2.5" or 3.25" grower pots.

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