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yellow sundrops
Oenothera serrulata
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Calyophus serrulata
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 2.5 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Hummingbirds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Loam, Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Great for long tongued insects.