Species: Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)
Family: Willowherbs (ONAGRACEAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: SE
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Willowherbs (ONAGRACEAE)
The Evening Primrose is probably the best-known member of this large family. Most bees cannot collect the pollen grains of willowherbs because they are stuck together; only certain bee species can pollinate willowherbs, all of which flower from June. With the exception of the American Willowherb, all the willowherbs listed here are native plants. Preparations from willowherbs are astringent, and must be taken with care, especially with regard to dosage.
C. Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)
Evening Primrose is a tall biennial flowering plant that produces hermaphroditic yellow flowers that last from late spring to late summer. These 4 - 5 centimetre leafy-spiked flowers open quickly every evening, hence the name.
It is a valuable pollen-providing plant, frequented by moths, butterflies and bees.
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Evening Primrose
Evening Primrose is a tall biennial flowering plant that produces hermaphroditic yellow flowers that last from late spring to late summer.
