common evening primrose - Oenothera biennis

USDA Plant Code: OEBI
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : o
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow
Bloom Period: summer/fall
Fragrant: no
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Seed(s);
Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Theodore Webster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Theodore Webster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; leaf
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Oenothero biennis
Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); August. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); with seeds
Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); flowering stem.
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Evening Primrose
Becca MacDonald, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); August. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Habit
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Plant
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Native biennial/perennial blooms Jun.-Oct.; plant 2'-6'
Elmer Verhasselt, , Bugwood.org
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