- Pale Evening Primrose produces beautiful white blooms that fade to pale pink when mature. Pale Evening Primrose shows off its fragrant blooms in the cool evening hours, attracting nocturnal insects such as moths. Pale Evening Primrose can be grown in flowerbeds, large containers, and along borders and fences. Pale Evening Primrose produces blooms that have a sweet almond fragrance, which in turn attract butterflies, bumblebees, and hummingbirds. Pale Evening Primrose will establish a deep root system the first year of growth. It then uses the root system to regrow the following year.
- Botanical Name: Oenothera pallida
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Light Requirement: Full Sun
- Planting Season: Spring
- Plant Type: Medium Length Stalks with White Petal and Pale Yellow Hearts
- Features: Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Fast Growing, Fragrant, Drought Tolerant, Container Garden
- Color: White, Pale Pink
- Blooms: Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
- Days to Maturity: 85 Days
- Plant Height: 8-20 inches
- Plant Spacing: 4-6 inches
- Planting Depth: 1/16 inch
- Sowing Method: Direct Sow
- Cold Stratification: No
- Hardiness Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9