Little Evening Primrose

Oenothera perennis L.

Evening Primrose family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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