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Plant Picture Guide

Acanthus - Akebia
Allium - Apios
Aquilegia - Asarum
Asclepias - Asimina
Aster - Atrichum
Bambusa - Campsis
Camptosorus - Chamaemelum
Chasmanthium - Coptis
Coreopsis - Dianthus
Dicentra - Erigeron
Eriophorum - Fragaria
Gaillardia - Hedyotis
Helianthus - Indocalamus
Iris - Lamium
Laportea - Lobelia
Lonicera - Maianthemum
Manfreda - Mimulus
Miscanthus
Mitchella - Onoclea
Ophiopogon - Osmunda
Pachysandra - Petasites
Phalaris - Philadelphus
Phlox
Phragmites
Phyllostachys
Physostegia - Polygonum
Polypodium - Potentilla
Prunus - Rhododendron
Rosa - Sasa
Sasaella - Scirpus
Sedum - Senecio
Shibataea - Stachys
Stokesia - Uvularia
Vaccinium - Vetiveria
Viburnum - Vinca
Viola - Zizia


Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Oenothera

(Onagraceae - evening primrose family)
Evening primrose; sundrops. About 80 species of annual to perennial herbs, widely distributed in the Western Hemisphere. Many kinds are cultivated for their showy flowers, which may open in the day or night, depending on species. They prefer light soil.

speciosa peren • ht 1-2' • zones 5-9

showy evening primrose

Oenothera speciosa - Jul 24


native, ground cover, dry - moist, sun
southeastern and central U.S.

A day-blooming species, flowering in late spring and early summer. Flowers are white at first, becoming pink, to 3" across. This very attactive wildflower of the prairies is an active spreader, sometimes forming large colonies. Tolerant of dry, sandy soil and drought. Well suited to meadow plantings.

cat # 4W4M
$8.95 each