Meadow Sundrops

This evening primrose grows to heights of only 30 cm to 50cm. The large cheery, yellow flowers bloom from June to August.
It is a very easy to grow biennial that self seeds and fills in empry spaces. The flowers open in the evening and close by noon which gave it its name.

Ecology:
It supports the evening primrose pollen specialist bee and is larval host plant for 19 different species of moth including the beautiful rose coloured primrose flower moth. Birds like dark-eyed juncos love the seeds.

Growing conditions:

Prefers moist to medium soil with full sun, but can grow in partial sun.