Bigfruit Evening Primrose Native Seeds (Oenothera macrocarpa) Missouri Evening Primrose, Host Plant

Bigfruit Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) is native to the Great Plains and surrounding areas. This ecotype hails from the limestone prairies of North Central Texas, a testament to its drought tolerance.
It features stunning, HUGE, four-petaled yellow flowers that open in the early evening on a handsome plant with low, mounding habit. Flowers are open for only one evening, but the plant flowers over a long period of time. The evening blooms attract Sphinx Moths and others in the moth family Sphingidae including Hawk Moths, Hummingbird Moths, and Clearwing Moths
Its foliage is a unique silver-green with attractive red sprawling stems

Zones: 5-9
Use Ornamental: Color, Blooms ornamental, Showy, Attractive, Rock gardens
Attracts: Hummingbirds
Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Rocky, gravelly, or sandy soils. Calcareous, Sandy, Limestone-based, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam

Sow seeds in late Fall or early Spring, as this species needs 30-60 days of cold stratification, in well-draining soils.