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© Ernie Marx
Howard’s evening primrose
Oenothera howardii
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 8.0 in.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 6.0 in. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Hummingbirds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Loam, Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flowers fade to orange. Flowers bloom from early evening to morning.
This is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.