Oenothera laciniata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Cutleaf Evening-primrose
Onagraceae
Also known as Raimannia laciniata
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 4 to 18 inches ft tall by 2 to 5 ft. ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Biennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow | |
| Fruit Color: | Green | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
| Habitats: | Cutleaf evening-primrose is found most often in sandy and limerock based soils, and favors disturbed areas. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Can be grown as a groundcover but probably best welcomed into a multi-species planting where its flowers bring color to an planting of low greenery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Bobwhite, mourning dove and gold finches feed on the seeds
Attracts native bees, butterflies and moths. Especially interesting to native bees.