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Plant Picture Guide

Acanthus - Ajuga
Akebia - Apios
Aquilegia - Asclepias
Asimina - Athyrium
Atrichum - Campanula
Campsis - Chamaemelum
Chasmanthium - Coptis
Coreopsis - Dianthus
Dicentra - Euonymous
Eupatorium - Galium
Gaultheria - Helictotrichon
Hemerocallis - Itea
Juncus - Liriope
Lobelia - Lysimachia
Magnolia - Mimulus
Miscanthus
Mitchella - Onoclea
Ophiopogon - Osmunda
Pachysandra - Phalaris
Philadelphus
Phlox
Phragmites
Phyllostachys
Physostegia - Polygonum
Polypodium - Pratia
Prunus - Rhododendron
Rosa - Saxifraga
Schizachyrium - Silphium
Sisyrinchium - Thuidium
Thymus - Verbena
Veronica - Viburnum
Vinca - Zizia


Catalog as of April 01, 2008

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
$7.95 each