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    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.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Oenothera pallida plant

    How to Grow Oenothera pallida

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • adaptable
      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen
      • semi-evergreen

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

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    Zones

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    Zones

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    Zones

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    • sun
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    Zones

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    Width: 9"-12"

    • sun
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