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Missouri evening primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft.
Spread: 1.5 ft. to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
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- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Fragrant, Showy Flowers, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
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- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Rocky, Shallow
- Pests/Disease Prone
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- Hazards/Toxic
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Notes
USDA Plants National Database recognizes four subspecies of O. macrocarpa, all native to the U.S. Subspecies fremontii, incana, macrocarpa and oklahomensis are primarily found in the southcentral and midwestern portions of the U.S.
Plant has a sprawling habit.