A Garden Study of Sundrops and Evening Primroses

06/07/10 • 0 min

Heavy-flowering Oenothera are healthy plants with winter hardiness, giving many of these taxa five-star excellent ratings. Sundrops and evening primroses thrive in full sun but tolerate light shade. Oenothera speciosa may spread rapidly to become weedy in rich or highly fertile soils.

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One of the most attractive aspects of fall-blooming anemones is their extended bloom period. It is not uncommon for these plants to bloom continuously for more than two months. A great fill plant for larger landscapes, anemones can out-compete smaller herbaceous plants in close quarters.

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