Oenothera perennis

sundrops

Photograph(s) by*: UWI RWF

Characteristics

Height: 0.5-3'
Flowers: May-Aug.; yellow
Fruit: capsule

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

shaly slopes, moist or dry fields, pastures and roadsides

Native to

Region: Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD

Wildlife

*

Notes

similar to evening primrose (O. biennis); long bloom time; spreader

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1177.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004