Common
name: "Silver Blade™ Evening Primrose"
Latin name: Oenothera macrocarpa incanna 'Sliver
Blade'
Zone: 4
- 8
Elevation to: 7500'
Growth habit: Clump forming
Max height: 6" - 10"
Spread: 15" - 18"
Flowers: Yes, May - October Flower type: Saucer shaped
Native to area: Yes, Oenothera
caespitosa
Available varieties: 5+
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured: Silver
Blade Evening Primrose
1999
Plant Select® Selection
Perennial
Cultivation: Silver Blade Evening Primrose has an
unusual flowering habit. The large yellow flowers open late in the
day and continue blooming thru the following morning. Each
individual flower generally only last about 24 hours, but this
easy to grow, hardy perennial will produce flowers for several
months.
"Silver Blade™" has the
largest flowers of the Oenothera family. It is an excellent choice for
dry sunny slopes, rock gardens or borders.
Silver Blade™ Evening Primrose is nearly identical to the Ozark
Sundrops except that it has silvery-gray foliage. Plant Silver
Blade Evening Primrose in full sun in well drained soil.
They tolerate poor soils and
drought extremely well.
Propagation:
Purchase pre-started plants at your local Garden Center. Space new container grown plants 18"
- 24" apart.
Potential pests ~ diseases:
Mildews or root rot if kept to wet.
