I had quite a time finding the name of this Evening Primrose. The wildflower book I use for my area has a very poor example and I think the foliage is misrepresented or I would have identified it sooner. I just couldn’t believe it wasn’t in that book.
The Stemless Evening Primrose will bloom in the evening and bloom all night long. My back yard it full of them and it is fun to look out the bathroom window in the morning and see all their blooms scattered throughout the yard.
This variety one stays fairly low to the ground and has dandelion-like leaves. The flowers each form on their own stem. I am not sure why it is called stemless. I can only guess that it is because most of the other types of primrose have a taller stem that will hold many flowers and grow much taller. This one does not.
I can mow over these plants and within a few days they have flowers again. The leaves stay pretty flat to the ground at that point. If they are in an area where I do not mow, the can develop a bit more full and stand about 8-9″ in height.
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I have heard of primrose but never seen them, they sure are pretty!
They really are beautiful. In the evening when they start to open the yard is littered with the beautiful yellow flowers. And in the morning when I look out the windows, the flower are still there and will start to fade soon.
I have been looking for this plant! My mom had them for many years. Where did you get yours? Thank yo uso much for sharing!
It just comes up each spring throughout my yard. As far as I know, it is a wild flower. If there is a wildflower center in your area, maybe they have seeds. It would be worth a call if you have one in your area. I have never seen it sold (at a nursery in a pot), but maybe at a native plant sale if you have those in your area. What area do you live in?
Indiana. I have read that they are extinct in my area. Yes, I have looked on wildflower sites. I am not aware of any Wildflower nursery’s in Indiana. I did order what was “supposed to be” the oenthera triloba but received a 3 foot bush labeled Primrose? I just happened upon your Photo which was new in my search.
interesting. I am going to go out and see what I see for seed pods and let you know.
Tracey – I figured out the seeds on the evening primrose. Once the plant dies back all the seeds are kept in the base and there are TONS of them. I knew this, I can’t figure out why it took me so long to remember….. glad I did. I can collect seeds for you when they dry out.
My sister obtained a few plants from an in law and planted them in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada. Hers really grow fantastic in the cracks in her driveway and on a summer evening the whole area are filled with the blooms. She dead heads them every other day and quits that in September and has lots of seeds for next year. She plants quite a few to sell at our plant sale at Westfield Heritage Village. The seeds can be collected in the spring if the pods have not opened and distributed their seeds. Even so there are still some seeds left. I found your site because a person said these were not Evening Primrose. I had an enjoyable time researching them
Joan Coulthard
Hamilton, Ontario.
They sure have travelled haven’t they.
Hi Joan. Thanks for stopping by. It is interesting hearing about your sisters plants. The seed pods have started forming here already and occasionally I come across one from last year. They have done well this spring with the winter rains that we had and some are even still blooming with the cooler temps we have had lately and rains. I have never deadheaded them and they still seem to create a huge seed pod full of seeds.
I work at the St. Jacobs Market, Ontario, Canada. We sell these, though we’ve always called them Moonflowers.