Common
name: White Evening Primrose
Latin name: Oenothera caespitosa
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Flowers: May to August
Flower size: 3" - 4"
Found in: Plains to Montane
Height: 6" - 8"
Invasive: No
Native species: Yes Useful in garden: Yes
Image taken: Shoreline at Williams Fork Reservoir
Pictured
Wildflower: White Evening Primrose - Oenothera caespitosa
Wildflower
Field notes: White Evening Primrose blooms in the morning
with the flowers closing during the heat of the day. As the sun
begins to set the flowers re-open for the evening. Look for them
in dry sunny areas along roads, hillsides and open fields or
meadows.
White Evening Primrose is very drought tolerant making it
an excellent choice for the xeriscape or wildflower garden.
