Oenothera pallida

Also Known As

White Evening Primrose

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 30"
W: 30"

planting zones

4a-10b

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Oenothera pallida plant details

Oenothera pallida is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with blue foliage. In summer white flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Oenothera pallida

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: onagraceae
Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen blue
Mature size: 30 IN wide, 30 IN tall
Flowers: white blooms in summer
Uses: fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Oenothera pallida

USDA Zones: 4a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, gritty, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

All I have to do is stick a “Smell Me” sign in our sample pot of this beautiful primrose & plants start flying out the door here at the nursery. If you smelled its sweet almond-lotion fragrance, you would succumb, too! Easy, fast & long-blooming – Spring to end of Summer – its large, 3.5” flowers stay open all day, attracting all manner of bees and butterflies. Purest white & centered with a lime green eye, the scalloped flowers appear on branching & trailing stems forming a lax mound to 30” tall & across. Nice linear blue green foliage. Native to rocky sandy soils of the Western U.S., it easily adapts to moist rich garden soil. Exquisite with Delphinium belladonna ‘Bellamosum’! Cut back hard in Fall.